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BNT Claims $500,000 USD in Damages – Hopes to Join Class Action Lawsuit
Intlibber Brautigan notified the Herald today that he has applied to join a virtual land class action lawsuit against Linden Lab and Philip Rosedale which was filed April 15th. The complaint alleges that after inducing players to join Second life with claims they "would receive and retain all right, title, interest, copyright and intellectual property [...]
Full StoryBaby Starves – Korean Couple Pleads Ignorance, Internet Gaming Addiction
The Korean couple who’s child starved to death while they played marathon sessions of an online 3-D game plead guilty to negligent homicide Friday and apparently blamed an unfortunate combination of missing owners’ manuals for the child and Internet gaming addiction. CNN reports that the South Korean couple engaged in 10 hour overnight gameplay sessions [...]
Full StoryLinden Lab’s New ToS: Some Things Improve While Taking Something Away
Linden Lab has unveiled today its new Terms of Service, the backbone of the interaction between the user and the Lab when it comes to using Second Life. While some of the new ToS is very much welcome, there are hidden aspects that put a damper on things that have happened in the past. First [...]
Full StoryIt Has To Be Said: Internet Lawyers
In the United States, there are a few states left where you don’t have to go to law school in order to be an attorney. In California, with some restrictions, you can be a lawyer over the internet. Some states allow someone to "read the law" or simply work with a licensed attorney in order [...]
Full StoryFalse DMCAs Fizzle – Kalel Venkman Fingered !!!
Typepad ‘fesses up – some DMCA-disputed images, text have gone missing by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Gregory Eugene Turnbow (Kalel Venkman in Second Life) has been identified as the complainant who submitted a DMCA request to Typepad that resulted in removal of content from six Herald stories covering the Second Life Justice League Unlimited. [...]
Full StoryStroker Serpentine & Munchflower Zaius – 2009 Avatars of the Year
Class action complaint against Linden Lab leads to avatar of the year award by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk In 2009, there was no question of which the players had the biggest impact on the metaverse. After lawyering up and heading to the courthouse, virtual sex toy entrepreneur Stroker Serpentine and noted avatar skin and [...]
Full StorySL Shrink Analyzes DMCA Crazed Caped Crusader
Kalel Venkman suffering from incomplete immersion or over-augmentation? by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk In a story titled O Superman the eggheads at SL Shrink analyze Justice League Unlimited leader Kalel Venkman and seem to be asking if the DMCA wielding role play super hero – or super thug? – might be suffering from some [...]
Full StoryQuick Guide to Intellectual Property
by Jessica Holyoke With all of the intellectual property stories going through the Herald lately, a quick reference guide is provided to our readers to understand what is going on. COPYRIGHT: This is the art major. Copyright provides protection for works of art and literature, anything that is an expression of an idea. It [...]
Full StoryBill Gurley Discovers Virtual World Bean Counting
Why there is a difference between the provider and the consumer by Jessica Holyoke Over on above the crowd blog, Linden Lab board member Bill Gurley talks about a sit-down meeting with Jeff Grabow of Ernst and Young. Presumably this was in a real office and not in an immersive workspace premium collaboration solution. In [...]
Full StoryPixeleen Mistral Files Legal Response to Venkman’s DMCA Abuses
Herald news Idoru pseudonym sacrificed in free speech fight by Peter Ludlow (aka Urizenus Sklar), Herald Founder Sometimes we all have to take a stand. In this case Herald Editrix Pixeleen Mistral, facing an outrageous abuse of the DMCA by Kalel Venkman, has, pursuant to Section 512(c)(1)(C) of the DMCA, filed documents disputing Venkman's claims [...]
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