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Is the SL Infringement Honeymoon Over?

There is a very interesting article by John Bringardner in Law.com covering a number of issues surrounding Intellectual Property in Second Life. The topics range from copybot, to Bragg vs. Linden Lab, but the issue that caught my attention was the following: Will the same brand owners that have spent millions trying to crack down [...]

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Ageplay in Second Life: Interview with Jailbait Manager Emily Semaphore

In real life, Emily Semaphore is 35 and works as a librarian. In Second Life, she roleplays as a 13 year old girl. Together, with Ian Manray (her real life husband, who she met in SL!) she manages Jailbait, a Second Life club dedicated to age-play – often involving cybersex between the participants. In this [...]

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The Ghost Islands of Second Life

Edelman Island, The Loneliest Ghost Island of All It was Morlin, the Prime Minister of Shivar, who called the meeting. Gopod knows I hate meetings, but I am the Overlord of Shivar and I do take my responsibilities seriously. I am Overlord of Shivar because I bought the island as my own personal Xanadu, but [...]

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No Hard Feelings? Herald Wishes Big Things in New Year for All We Pissed Off

Here’s new years wishes to all we pissed off, We hope you’ll enjoy our dick in a box. We’re really sorry for all we offended, Let’s start the year with fences mended. So …

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You Can’t Make this Shit Up! AvaTards Blame “technical problems” for stolen content!

The content pilfered from Cheri Norton has been removed from AvaStar (Cheri’s screenshot on left, and original version of AvaStar on right). You really can’t make this shit up. AvaStar has removed the stolen content from its site, claiming that it was, and I quote, “caused by technical problem with the server that led to [...]

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Is AvaStar Stealing Content from Other Sites?

Busted!!! Cheri Horton claims that the AvaStar image on the right is ripped and flipped from her screenshot at left. Is the new Axcel Springer-owned Tabloid AvaStar ripping content from other Second Life News Sources? That’s the Charge being made by Cheri Horton of PixelPulse Magazine. And is she ever P.O.ed. We quote: The AvaStar, [...]

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Uri’s Predictions for 2007

Well, you’ve survived the warmup acts. For weeks now you’ve been exercising your fake smile muscles as you read the predictions that tell us about the MSM being duped by the Herald and dead hookers in Philip Linden’s car, but all along you wondered: When will Uri finally give us *his* predictions? And I understand [...]

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Fear and Loathing in SL, Part 2: Gideon in Vegas

As you can imagine, being the founder and contributing editor to the Second Life Herald I get a lot of hate mail. But nothing prepared me for the avalanche of hate we received over the first story by Gideon Television several days ago. But why? I have to say, I’ve never seen anyone be sweeter [...]

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AvaTard Launches! Features Hard-Hitting Commentary from Catherine Linden

Readers shocked to learn SL has 2 Million Residents. Newbie places box on head! I have to admit that this reporter was cynical when he first heard of the launch of a new tabloid within Second Life, this one to be called “AvaTard.” But boy was I wrong! If there was any doubt about what [...]

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The Unthinkable Happens: People Start Hating on Torley

Yes its true. The Lindens thought they had found someone so lovable, so cuddly, so godawful cute and sweet and vulnerable and … did I say lovable? .. that not even the biggest tool in the metaverse could hate on him/her. Not *even* the Herald could get smacktalky. And truth be told, no one really [...]

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