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Second Land Only in Second Life – First Land Banned
Mainland land market may be flooded soon by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Jack Linden took time from an important search and rescue mission today to announce that the Lab has discontinued – without any advance notice – the subsidized “first land” purchase program for Premium account holders. First Land allowed Second Life subscription account [...]
Full StoryIsland Land Scamming, Anyone?
Former residents claim Valentines day eviction massacre in “The Tropicana” sim, hire SL/RL lawyer to arbitrate island land dispute by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk I met one of a rare breed Saturday. Joshua Sao is a 5 month metaverse resident who owns “The Tropicana” island sim yet cannot recall when he bought his island, [...]
Full StoryAnother Bad Hair Day: Virtually Blind Enters Fray
Same or different? Virtually Blind calls attention to the radical differences in the hair designs. (Image on right from Virtually Blind) Herald readers will recall a recent article by Seola Sassoon on the alleged design copying by Rach Snookums. Now Benjamin Duranske (Benjamin Noble in SL) an IP lawyer currently working on a novel has [...]
Full StoryGorean Copyright Fight
Ethics of copyright violations divide Gorean community by Curious Rousselot For over a year, a Gorean copyright fight has been raging over the ethics of distributing the novels of Gor in Second Life. John Norman’s Gor novels are the basis for the Gorean role-play – and some eager Gorean scribes have ignored real life copyright [...]
Full StoryChilling Effect? SL Hockey League Skates Over NHL IP
by Fiend Ludwig [Editor's note: When we sent Fiend Ludwig to cover the SL Hockey League, he found the gameplay impressive, though it looks like their merchanidising scheme could use some help from a virtual zamboni.--Walker Spaight] I have watched hockey for as long as I can remember. In the winter when it is cold [...]
Full StoryPontiac G8 – Metaverse Spy Shots!
Feel the Pontiac Excitement Tingle in SL – sometime this summer by Tenshi Vielle – Fabulous Fashionista Pontiac G8, as viewed in the psychedellic shadow box on the Pontiac sim Tonight, at about 6pm SLT, Pontiac gave the SL world the very first look at their new car – the Pontiac G8.The G8 is a [...]
Full StoryHarvard Law Mock Trial: Jury Votes Bragg 6, Linden Lab 3
Since our interview with Bragg Attorney Jason Archinaco we’ve heard plenty of pontificating about the Bragg vs. Linden Lab case from the breathtakingly uninformed, but what would happen if a group of Harvard Law students held a mock trial? What would the jury decide? What would be the nature of their deliberations. Well, now we [...]
Full StoryIs 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 [...]
Full StoryWhat the Hell, Buy a Car
The grand opening of Mororati Island today also coincided with a broadcast on Michigan Radio (an NPR affiliate) about the meatspace car biz in second life. Apart from the velvety Barry White voice talents of Professor Ludlow demonstrating his Scion and his Francis Chung Dominus Shadow, there is some interesting commentary from people that actually [...]
Full StoryAdvertisement: Gideon Television Sells Soul to Pontiac!
Hi, it’s Gideon Television! A word of advice – if you’re going to embrace Mammon, at least drive to the temple in a fast car. Friday at 7pm SLT, come watch the grand opening of Pontiac’s Motorati Island as I host… “Let’s Make A Dealership”!
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