Archive for 'Legal Issues'
Sion’s Surprise Chicken License Fouls The Nest
Sion Labs may revoke your right to continue paying for virtual chicken food by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk A Second Life chicken food monopoly is apparently not enough for Sion Zaius – the latest Sion Labs chickens include a surprise End User License Agreement that remains hidden until *after* your purchase. The stealth EULA [...]
Full StoryOp/Ed: Who is Being Edged Out?
by Jessica Holyoke As Zindra edged closer to completion, one of my Feminist groups popped up saying that now was the time to remove rape from Second Life, or at least its advertisement or feature in Groups. They said now was the time to focus on how rape is a violent crime against women. The [...]
Full Story“Secret” NDA for Huxley: The Dystopia Leaked!!!
Shhhhhh… don't tell anyone by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk now being translated for your convenience Huxley is a long anticipated Korean bloodfog-oriented MMO now accepting signups for a closed beta in north america. The trailers for the game include just barely enough cybergrrrls with guns to make the first person shooter look interesting, and [...]
Full StoryLL Playing Gotcha With Land Baron?
IntLibber Brautigan's frozen accounts can’t sell L$ to pay bills by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk A surprising note appeared on the Ancapistan Capital Exchange website tuesday evening – accord to the press release, IntLibber Brautigan’s virtual land business is having some difficulty covering land tier payments to Linden Lab due to the Lab’s L$ [...]
Full StoryLegend City Online Fashionista Drama-fest
Should non-payment of land tier result in removal of all creator's content? by Jessica Holyoke Over on Metaversally Speaking, there is a post about a dispute on one of the new OpenSim-based virtual worlds, Legend City Online. According to the account, Simone Stern volunteered content to Legend City, as well as her name and goodwill. In return, she [...]
Full StoryVirtual Sex Industry Mud Wrestling Continues
Corsi Mousehold suspended for “disclosure” after posting SexGen contract chatlog in-world?SL Sexbed Industry’s Dirty Laundry — Part 3 by Pixeleen Mistral, Irrational Affairs desk Just how messy the SexGen trademark disagreement between Stroker Serpentine and Corsi Mousehold has grown became clear when my iMojowire 3g went off this afternoon. Corsi Mousehold had located a screenshot [...]
Full StorySL Sexbed Industry’s Dirty Laundry — Part 2
by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Corsi Mousehold’s content inside SexGen bed sold at Stroker Serpentine’s store In part 1 of this report, we heard from Stroker Serpentine – virtual sex entrepreneur and owner of the SexGen trademark – and learned he is now taking an active role in protecting the good name of SexGen. [...]
Full StorySexGen Trademark Turmoil – SL Sexbed Industry’s Dirty Laundry
Trademark owner Stroker Serpentine goes after Corsi Mousehold by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk “I will be thrilled to talk at length about how he is selling my animations without permission and using Briggi’s scripts without permission… I have been using the name SexGen with his blessing for TWO YEARS.” – Corsi Mousehold “Briggi doesnt [...]
Full StoryLinden Lab Governance Team Blinks – Reverses Itself
Tizzers BnT brought back from the dead by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Tizzers at Fort Longcat A tense stare down developed between residents of Second Life and the Linden game gods earlier this week – part of a struggle over avatar naming rights and a series of preemptive account bans in the absence of [...]
Full StoryCasino Gambling Returns To Second Life
Does Linden Lab approve of gambling for Z$s purchased with L$s ? by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Z$s cannot be converted to L$s — so you can cash out here Just over a year ago, Linden Lab banned gambling in Second Life, a change that sent the in-world economy into a tailspin as virtual [...]
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