Second Life sued in class action

JUST AN IMPORTANT NOTE: Some of the linked articles, even though digitally blurred, may be NSFW. Copy of the public record lawsuit, Eros v Linden Labs, may be found here. I know to most followers of virtual worlds a lawsuit within Second Life is not news, it’s a huge world, and it is the most [...]

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Virtual world articles of Merit – Must Reads

Virtual Worlds are now meaning real money, here’s some of the latest articles. Fairfield, Joshua,The Magic Circle(November 19, 2008). Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law, 2009; Washington & Lee Legal Studies Paper No. 2008-45. (Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1304234) Synopsis listed as: The article concludes that although real-world law cannot reasonably be excluded from virtual [...]

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Evony – the lawsuit

I am not going to link directly to either supposedly libelous article, but instead will focus on the legal case and the practical life lessons involved. A critical blogger has been sued by the maker of Evony, an online free-to-play browser game. The sued party has listed each and every page of the complaint, pages [...]

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