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Linden Lab's big content takedown
Massively
Jun 15th 2008 8:03PM Actually Tie, I believe you would be subject to U.S. law in this case as LL's servers reside on U.S. soil and I believe the Agreement you "signed" binds you to U.S. law and specifically the state of California should any legal entanglements arise.
Of course, I could be wrong.
But the real reason I wanted to jump in here is that I think this is a HUGE step in the right direction. I do agree that LL should have issued a statement regarding the policy change (assuming there actually is a change and not just some glitch due to an asset server snafu), but I think they'll need to make tough calls like this for a while in order to crack down on the rampant theft that's been allowed to continue for years.
In many ways this is a situation that LL has turned a blind eye to with only occasional lip service paid to the issue of IP rights infringement. I feel sorry for the customers and legitimate businesses who have been victimized by the steps LL appears to now be taking. However, I think ultimately this is what needs to be done.
If a clearer, more effective IP rights/DMCA policy would have been established right off the bat, we wouldn't have needed to launch the I.P. rights campaign, Stoker, Rebel, Nephilaine, et al wouldn't have had to go to court, hundreds of thousands and more likely millions of dollars would not have been lost by legitimate content creators and finally this drastic measure they've taken this weekend would have been entirely unnecessary.
But I do commend them for FINALLY taking a step in the right direction.
Movable Life wants your work
Second Life Insider
Oct 19th 2007 1:14PM I'd agree that many times the people expecting you to sign the contract probably don't know what it really says, but it IS in there for a reason, and I don't buy the fact that it wasn't put there intentionally as mentioned by Duranske.
