Archive for 'Legal Issues'
One-Hour Abortion Clinic Opens In Second Life Mall
Mall cop says Minerva Linden deleted prim fetus after pro-life group abuse reports –W-Hat Goons’ Whatview Valley Mall also features Apple Store, Rei’s Rocks, Invisible Prim store by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk teens welcome Shoppers in WHAT sim will be pleased to learn that the conveniently located Whatview Valley Mall claims to have Second [...]
Full StoryESC to IRS: We Want Beef!!!
Giff Constable and Michael Morton refuse to repay workers for taxes the IRS says the Sheep should pay by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk After acknowledging an IRS ruling stating Second Life in-world greeters the Electric Sheep Company employed to help visitors to the CSI:NY metaverse/television cross promotional event are ESC employees rather than contractors, [...]
Full StoryIntellectual Property: A Tiny Affair
Who owns the rights to pictures of Tiny avatars? by Kris Dibou an example of the disputed illustrations As I was working on a story for the Herald (regarding a fellow who was writing a children’s book on heart health) including illustrations make from screenshots of Tiny avatars in Second Life, I received this note [...]
Full StoryIRS Says Virtual Greeters Are Real Employees
Electric Sheep Company VP Giff Constable confirms IRS ruling by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Misty and Maia are employees – not contractors This weekend, the Second Life Herald learned that the Internal Revenue Serivce has ruled the greeters employed by the Electric Sheep Company for the CSI:NY metaverse/television cross promotional event are ESC employees [...]
Full StoryOp/Ed: The Biggest Threat No One Is Talking About
by Jessica Holyoke I went to the Virtual Law Conference a few weeks back, courtesy of Virtually Blind. While there, I talked to two lawyers who would bring about the end of Second Life (r) as we know it and no one seems to care. Dave Echloness is an Employment lawyer out of Colorado. In [...]
Full StoryCopyright, Content & Behavior: The Vagina Monologues
by Jessica Holyoke As reported here, http://sexsecond.blogspot.com/2008/01/is-hbo-stopping-vagina-monlogues-in-sl.html, HBO has stated that the in-world production of the Vagina Monologues be halted due to HBO holding the broadcast rights to the production. Vday.org, the holder of the live performance rights, told the organizers of the SL Vagina Monologues that they had to rescind their authorization of a [...]
Full StoryScripter d3adlyc0d3c Retires From PN Griefing Group
PN griefers issue security alert for d3adlyc0d3c’s version of SL client Does LL’s open source GPL license require publishing exploits? by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Even the most jaded metaverse resident may raise an eyebrow at the idea that Linden Lab’s open source software license could compel sharing exploits among griefers. But this is [...]
Full StoryOp/Ed: I’m Too Old for This…
Why are Residents believing in Linden Lab’s proclamations? by Jessica Holyoke The more people discuss Age Verification, the more questions are raised. The biggest one is why are Residents believing in Linden Lab’s proclamations. The Lab states that "[w]hile not foolproof, age verification can provide an additional layer of trust for inworld businesses and Residents. [...]
Full StoryAge Verify or AgeLock?
by Jessica Holyoke Agelock – another path to implausible deniability As Age Verification continues to throw residents for a loop; some cannot verify, some can verify using false information, parcels marked as mature content are not allowing age verified people in, more and more questions are raised as a competing service, AgeLock, is being offered. [...]
Full StoryStronger Protection for Virtual Sex Toys in SL
Stimulating prospects for fapping-based economy? by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Benjamin Duranske reports at the Virtually Blind site that a judgement by consent has been filed, settling the copyright and trademark lawsuit brought by several SL content creators against SL resident Rase Kenzo’s real life typist Thomas Simon. The content creators – including part [...]
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