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Techdirt Slams Typepad Takedown Of “Clear Cut Fair Use” JLU Coverage
Second Life vigilante gang's coverup tactics questioned by Idoru Wellman, staff writer Responding to a questionable copyright infringement claim, last night Typepad gutted the Herald's coverage of the Justice League Unlimited with takedowns of disputed content from six stories. Was this justified? Techdirt.com legal issues writer Mike Masnick questions Typepad's handling of the situation in [...]
Full StorySix Apart Seeks Safe Harbor From Justice League Unlimited DMCA Storm
Embarrassed Second Life role-play superhero police force swings mighty DMCA hammer again by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Herald coverage of the Justice League Unlimited has been edited by Six Apart staff to remove text and images which Six Apart has informed the Herald are subject to copyright infringement claims. This action came after the [...]
Full StoryTypepad Threatens Takedown of Herald Justice League Unlimited Exposé
Will role-play superheros' copyright claims trump free speech? by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affair desk Typepad administrator Jen has given Herald a deadline of January 29th to gut our coverage of the Second Life Justice League Unlimited's wiki, citing a Typepad Terms of Service violation for "displaying copyrighted text and images without permission". The Herald has [...]
Full StoryPlexus Linden Gives Second Life Superman Copyright Dance Lessons?
Cozy, classified relationship and implausible deniability by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Did Plexus Linden encourage Second Life's copyright-challenged Justice League Unlimited to tap dance around potential IP infringement issues with a wink and a nod, while promising the JLU in-game super powers? JLU leader Kalel Venkman's vigorous pursuit of whack-a-mole takedown actions against sites [...]
Full StoryJustice League Unlimited’s BrainiacWiki Papers Coverup?
Kalel Venkman now playing whack-a-mole with file sharing sites by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk The leaked Justice League Unlimited "BrainiacWiki" papers have been yanked from 5 file sharing sites – an apparent coverup attempt by embattled JLU loyalists wielding copyright infringement claims – but it may be too late for this sort of damage [...]
Full StoryJustice League Unlimited Secret Wiki Unmasked by The Wrong Hands
Roleplay police recruit copies, distributes 1700-page wiki – JLU superhero threatens DMCA, legal action by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk The Justice League Unlimited's secret Brainiac wiki used to track suspected griefers, record JLU meeting chatlogs, and plot strategies to entice the Linden game gods into banning players was published to at least 5 public [...]
Full StoryFTC Report to US Congress Finds Explicit Content in Second Life!!!
…or not so much by Sigmund Leominster Your tax dollars have been at work once again in the expert hands of a committee commissioned by Congress and handled by the Federal Trade Commission. This is the same FTC that failed to catch Bernie Madoff’s $65 billion Ponzi scheme, and the same Congress that handed out [...]
Full StoryLab Responds to Eros and Nomine
Lab's Naked Trademarking and Copyright Preemption defenses explained by Jessica Holyoke On Friday, Linden Lab filed its response to the suit filed by Eros, LLC and Shannon Grei. Most of the responses are unsurprising as most answers admit or deny what the other side is saying. The affirmative defenses are also not that unusual except [...]
Full StoryLinden Research Denies Eros/Nominee Trademark/Copyright Complaint
Lindens admits Copybot is bad – denies 155 other claims by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Linden Research has filed a denial-filled response to Eros, LLC and Shannon Grie's intellectual property rights complaint against the maker of the Second Life. The complaint alleges the Lindens have violated thecontent creators' trademarks and copyrights, materially contributing to [...]
Full StoryIs ToToM the Metaverse Soundtrack?
Balancing creator, mixer, and consumer rights by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk While I was visiting Soviet Woodbury Saturday, the resident communists took time away from building their new workers’ paradise to rez a brightly colored dance floor and an impromptu worker’s dance party took place to an audio stream from http://www.maxxhitsbootlegs.com – a French [...]
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