Negotiating the Industrial Metaverse: A Legal Guide to Industry 4.0

As the technology of Industry 4.0 continues to evolve, the legal implications will ripple across all sectors, changing the way businesses operate and interact.

Negotiating the Industrial Metaverse: A Legal Guide to Industry 4.0 explores how traditional legal concepts, such as liability, contract enforcement, and intellectual property, must adapt to this new landscape.

This title provides the necessary tools to navigate the regulatory, legal, ethical and compliance issues arising from the integration of IoT, AI, digital twins, smart factories, big data, virtual reality and cloud computing into the industrial world, and:

- Helps readers consider risks, protect intellectual property, and deal with evolving legal standards in the industrial metaverse
- Covers key topics including regulatory compliance, contractual safeguards, intellectual property rights, cybersecurity, data protection, employment law and human rights
- Explores sustainability and environmental law in the context of the industrial metaverse

Featuring contributions from legal practitioners and industry experts, this book provides a well-rounded understanding of the legal and technological landscape, making it an essential resource for legal professionals, policymakers and everyone navigating the future of industry.

This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Cyber Law online service.

• Publication date: 10 September 2026
• Page count: 376
• Dimensions: Height 246 mm; Width 156 mm; Thickness 24 mm
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Format: Paperback
• ISBN-13: 9781526532923