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Tag Archives: Second Life
UPDATE: Virtual Horse Case, Amaretto Ranch v. Ozimals
When Judge Frank Easterbrook disparaged the emerging field of cyberspace law in 1996 by comparing it to the “law of the horse,” i.e. that there was no such thing, it’s unlikely that he ever imagined that there would one day … Continue reading
Is your online game gold real?
If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you know that my law review article about virtual items was published in the William Mitchell Law Review this month. I’m very excited about it, and apparently, I’m not the only … Continue reading
Feeding Virtual Horses Sparks an IP Battle in Second Life
I’m not sure how I missed this story when it first emerged last winter. A company that designs and sells virtual animals in Second Life is suing a competing animal maker over the IP behind the way the companies make … Continue reading
Posted in Legal Developments, Litigation, Multi-user Online Environments, Virtual Currency, Virtual Items / Virtual Goods, Virtual Stuff..., Virtual Worlds
Tagged Amaretto, Blizzard, CDA § 230, Diablo III, DMCA, economics, Farmville, irreparable harm, Justin Scheck, Ozimals, Second Life, virtual currency, virtual horses, virtual pets, virtual rabbits, virtual worlds, Wall Street Journal, World of Warcraft, Zynga
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UPDATE: Tools Available to Counter zF Redzone Alt Detection Tool
A few months ago, I wrote about a highly controversial program that was showing up in Sims all over Second Life called zF RedZone. This piece of software was allegedly designed to help sim owners detect alts (secondary characters) for … Continue reading
RedZone, Second Life IP Address Detection Tool, Runs Afoul of New SL Policy, EU Data Privacy Law
In an odd turn of events that is all too common online these days, an ingenious system created for Second Life land holders to reduce incidents of harassment and abuse by malicious griefers has itself turned out to be a … Continue reading
Posted in Privacy, Regulation and Rule-making, Virtual Land, Virtual Worlds
Tagged alts, avatar, cyberstalking, data privacy, EU, griefers, harassment, IP address, privacy, RedZone, Second Life, stalking
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Second Life Litigation Update: Court Denies Plaintiffs’ Request to Shift Forum to Pennsylvania
About two weeks ago, after more than eight months of exchanging motions and responses, hearings and arguments, both sides in the Second Life land dispute case were dealt a substantial victory and crippling blow in a ruling by the U.S. … Continue reading
Labor and Employment Issues in Online Environments Increasing
It’s no secret that what happens online doesn’t stay online, especially when it comes to workplace and employment issues. I’ve noticed a couple stories in recent bar journals where people have expressed surprise when real world laws follow people online, … Continue reading
Posted in Legal Developments, Litigation, Regulation and Rule-making, Rights and Civil Liberties, Social Networks, Virtual Worlds
Tagged business, collaboration, concerted action, dress code, employment, Facebook, Google, IBM, Kat von D, labor, law, legal, Mayo Clinic, NLRB, Second Life, social media, Wave, workplace
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Digital Estate Planning
It’s something most people don’t want to think about, but it is inevitable: What happens to your online accounts and digital stuff when you shuffle off this mortal coil? Unless Ray Kurzweil’s Singularity is actually here, we are going to … Continue reading
Posted in Contracts and Agreements, Privacy, Rights and Civil Liberties, Social Networks, Virtual Stuff..., Virtual Worlds
Tagged afterlife, bequest, calypso, crystal palace, Digital Beyond, Entropia Universe, inheritance, Linden Labs, MindArk, NPR, Project Entropia, Ray Kurzweil, Second Life, singularity, space station, Terms of Service, TOS, virtual items, virtual land
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Second Life Class Action Update: Virtual Land Suit Still Awaiting Ruling on Dismissal Motion
Happy New Year everyone! I thought I’d start off 2011 with an update of what’s going on in the virtual land class action case I last told you about in August. For those of you who are just catching up, … Continue reading
Posted in Contracts and Agreements, Litigation, Virtual Currency, Virtual Items / Virtual Goods, Virtual Land, Virtual Stuff..., Virtual Worlds
Tagged Bragg, Bragg v. Linden, case, class action, court, dispute, federal court, Lawsuit, litigation, Pennsylvania, Second Life, virtual land
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Can Social Media Be Used to Help Prevent/Solve Crimes?
Update: Just got this brief story from the NY Post about a drug bust that got information about the smuggler from posts on Facebook. “Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn indicted Luvman Allison after discovering that he allegedly used Facebook to arrange delivery … Continue reading
Posted in Privacy, Rights and Civil Liberties, Social Networks
Tagged burglar, burglary, crime, drugs, Facebook, federal court, Gawker, hack, heroin, indicted, indictment, Liane Hansen, Luvman Allison, narcotics, New York Post, NPR, NYPost, police, post, privacy, Second Life, smuggler, stupid criminals, subpoena, theft, Twitter, Washington Post, Will Shortz
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