Comments on: Philip Linden’s Shocking New Avatar

By: Philip Rosedale Humiliated By Second Life Voice | The Alphaville Herald

Philip Rosedale Humiliated By Second Life Voice | The Alphaville Herald — Sat, 07 Sep 2013 23:14:13 +0000

[...] vampires — or possibly from some bad decisions in his avatar skin and animation selections. Previous incarnations of Philip look significantly more [...]

By: Shelby

Shelby — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 01:06:02 +0000

/me snickers… phillip looks like hyde from that 70′s show!

By: Dr Fell

Dr Fell — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 00:18:45 +0000

seriously? whats the big deal. now he doesnt look like a total newb. you think the founder of linden labs would look good and not like a total noob. personally i think the look still needs work. but why all the hate? get a life people. you all should be worried about how he is running second life (i.e. not running) not about his looks.

i hope microsoft buys out linden labs and fires everyone on staff.

By: Nelson Jenkins

Nelson Jenkins — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:53:13 +0000

You agreed to the TOS. It is a legal contract. It says you’re buying a license. If you can’t live with that, then don’t waste your money on SL in the first place. I’ve never paid a dime to SL (except having to pay $25 to get my Lindex limits raised, which I just withdrew back out later). If you’re paying them money to play SL, then you need your brain inspected.

By: Samantha

Samantha — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:33:51 +0000

Oh, I think it’s easily already there, “Had Enough”. On the basis of that, the suit is ludicrous. “Griefer sues service” has already been done, and the court found for the service. Look up Estavillo v Sony – the final decision was that since the service does not function as a government but as a company selling a product, that any complaints such as the ones made in the virtuallanddispute.com were void.

Add to that that the court can’t use Bragg v Linden Lab as guidance because it never produced a ruling (Bragg settled), and the case is a lost cause. If they’re fighting a change of venue because they’re so broke they can’t afford it moving from Pennsylvania to California, they’re already out of options moving forwards and the case is dead.

In fact, I’d be surprised if Linden Lab doesn’t counter-sue for abusing the legal system on such a preposterous claim as this one. I work as a legal aid, and though I’m not a lawyer myself I can see the flaws in this clearly.

By: had enough

had enough — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 07:40:25 +0000

LMAO at the dirt the Linden lawyers added to that about the griefing, things said and so forth. It is a good thing he wasn’t one of those bondage rapist child molester fruit cakes from the RP sims. One of those nut cases RP posts being read by the judge would have the case thrown out the the court and the fruitloop sent off to see a head shrink.

By: Samantha

Samantha — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 03:49:34 +0000

That’s a good one, IntLibber. In particular, download the motion to dismiss by Linden Lab and start reading at page 12. It should put Intlibber and everything he stands for into sharp focus.

By: Little Lost Linden

Little Lost Linden — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 03:09:30 +0000

I haven’t purchased much of anything in SL, however, I was seriously considering the purchase of a yak:

http://www.secondlifeinsider.com/2006/12/10/save-the-children-sells-virtual-yaks/

I just hope it is a good deal. I’m still on the fence as to whether I should purchase it or not.

If anyone else has any yak experience, please post your findings. thank you

By: IntLibber Brautigan

IntLibber Brautigan — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 01:21:46 +0000

Kinoko & Had Enough,
I direct you to http://www.virtuallanddispute.com

If you have lost property of any kind to the actions of Linden Lab, their employees, or even their inactions (failure to enforce your rights under their original TOS), you are a potential claimant in this class action. The case is proceeding as expected. LL’s weak attempts to have the case dismissed or moved to California and out of Judge Robreno’s jurisdiction likely will fail (hence why Marty Linden has been fired from LL, his win/loss record for the company was abysmal).

Judge Robreno of course was the judge who ruled in favor of Marc Bragg’ in stating that LL’s TOS was “legally reprehensible”. I am fully expecting Judge Robreno to rule in favor of the idea that SL is a company owned community and under Marsh vs Alabama, our Constitutional rights to property, to free expression, to protection against search and siezure without due process, etc etc remain sacrosanct. Whether he goes further and rules that our avatars are artificial persons akin to the Citizens United ruling that corporations are artificial persons with constitutional rights to free speech, remains to be seen.

However, I encourage anyone who has been wronged by Linden Lab to fill out the questionnaire at the website I gave above to establish your standing. Filling out the questionnaire does not obligate you to accept any award or ruling in this case as applying to you unless you agree to that later.

By: Pappy Enoch

Pappy Enoch — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 11:32:10 +0000

“I mean I have spent thousands in Tier, and over $2000 USD in purchases . . . .if LL shuts down I loose it all”

I done spent me better’n $6US in SL. Where are my investment now if’n them damn monkeys flies off? Oh boo hoo there goes a whole pint o’ store liquor.