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Eros LLC/Nomine vs. Linden Research – The Complete Class Action Complaint
by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Click on the images for a full-sized version of Eros LLC/Nomine vs. Linden Research class action complaint.
Full StoryStrokerz Toyz/Eros LLC Takes Linden Lab to Court in Class Action Lawsuit!!!
Lawsuit seeks injunction against Linden Research to prevent intellectual property rights infringement in Second Life by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Shannon Grei and Kevin Aldermann's Eros LLC have filed a complaint in US District Court in Northern California against Linden Reseach alleging "Linden Lab, with knowing and conscious intent to do so, profits in [...]
Full StoryOpen Letter to Your Boss about SL
Help promote serious business in Second Life by Pappy Enoch I done read the “Open Letter to Your Boss” that them Linden Gorillas put up on the Interweb thing and them Lindens done left out a thing or two. So I took a crack at that-there letter myself. A city feller from a college (not [...]
Full StoryWhat Should I Do With My Hair?
by Jessica Holyoke One of the things I love about Second Life is the ability to substantially change my appearance by going hair shopping. In fact, an article by Jimbo Quality addressed how different people look when all they use is the standard issue avatar hair. But with the emergence of the new grids, I [...]
Full StoryL$ Economy In Summer Slump?
Q2 in-world economic results by Jessica Holyoke If you haven't noticed on the log-on screen, the Lab has released their numbers for the economy this past week. Now the Herald Stat Department is able to provide the results of the SL Economy. User to User Transactions are the big story for T Linden as it [...]
Full StorySion’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 StorySecond Life Shoppers – Be Smart, Get Slapt
Resident-run alternative to Linden game god’s Xstreet shopping site by Coke Supply WhenLinden Lab purchased the Xstreet shopping site in January, there wasconcern that the management of the site would be less than stellar. A group of entrepreneurs composed of long time Second Life residents- Lord Sullivan, Kosta Cela, Bykoff Sontse and Constanza Amsterdam -decided [...]
Full StoryEx-Copybot Merchant Ignores BuilderBot Threat – Says Piracy Will Continue
by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Reformed Copybot reseller Nimrod Yaffle shrugged off the BuilderBotthreat to the in-world L$ spacebux economy and promised to continueselling his own pirate creations – flintlocks, bandanas and leatherbaldrics. The vote of confidence was in sharp contrast to the whingingcontent creators that swarmed RightAsRain Rimbaud’s blog monday, afterthe publicity-starved Rezzable [...]
Full StoryLinden Land Stats Coverup Enters 5th Month
Lab too embarrassed to publish land data?by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk In February, Linden Lab halted publication of resident land “ownership” statistics after what is believed to be thousands of regions were returned by players reeling from October’s surprise OpenSpace price increase. In the aftermath of the negative economic news and removal of the [...]
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 [...]
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