Second Arts :
Linden hypocrisy re: intellectual property
Author :
Morris Vig
Posted :
March 26 2008 11:51:15
A Virtual Village Voice :
Referencing you-know-what
Author :
Laetizia
Posted :
March 26 2008 13:11:14
I’d like to think that maybe somewhere someone read my blog and decided to give this virtual world I am talking about a try. I haven’t had many readers lately, but it used to be well visited, and even some of those running the virtual world came by, like Torley You-Know-Who.
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Your2ndPlace :
Your2ndPlace.com Publisher Notes on Second Life® Trademarks
Author :
Nobody Fugazi
Posted :
March 26 2008 15:34:43
I really hate the fact that I have to write this. Legally speaking I am the de facto publisher of Your2ndPlace.com, so I actually am compelled on legal and moral grounds to discuss some of the issues that Ciaran Laval already touched on. It is a serious issue.
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Zoe Connolly's look at the SL Blogosphere :
The huge kerfuffle over Second Life trademarks | Technovia
Author :
Zoe Connolly
Posted :
March 26 2008 16:36:00
The huge kerfuffle over Second Life trademarks | Technovia"....When the world of fandom and amateur publishing collides with the world of intellectual property law, there are usually sparks. The decision by Linden Lab to start being professional about its trademarks is a classic example of this, as can be seen by this (typical) post on MindBlizzard.
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Zoe Connolly's look at the SL Blogosphere :
Eladrienne's Second Life!: WTF LL of the Day: Brand THIS
Author :
Zoe Connolly
Posted :
March 26 2008 17:04:00
Eladrienne's Second Life!: WTF LL of the Day: Brand THIS
"....Zoe and I had our own take on the latest
declaration from the Lab and think our commercial should go a little something like this...
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All Things Tiessa :
The Tiessa Brand
Author :
Tiessa
Posted :
March 26 2008 17:08:00
Following the example of
Linden Lab and
Zoe, I've decided to brand myself. I've whipped up a logo based on Linden Lab's new brand, but I think it may send the wrong message....
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Virtually Blind | Virtual Law :
Second Life® Brand Center Launched, Thousands of Organization Names Subject to New Guidelines
Author :
Benjamin Duranske
Posted :
March 26 2008 17:30:34
After years of largely ignoring widespread use of its trademarks on everything from in-world shops to fan-based web sites, Linden Lab recently announced the launch of the Second Life® Brand Center, which features a new set of explicit, fairly restrictive guidelines regarding the use of Linden Lab trademarks.
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Phasing Grace | Virtual Worlds | Second Life :
The Cost of Passionate Consumers
Author :
Grace McDunnough
Posted :
March 26 2008 17:36:00
I am not a pile on blogger. I write what strikes me when it strikes me, although many of my friends and colleagues know that I spend a lot of time studying and then regurgitating my opinions and findings about the implications of social media and virtual worlds. Which, today is about the hidden but real cost of passionate consumers.
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Gwyn's Home :
Second Life® Bloggers Require Clarification
Posted :
March 26 2008 18:12:44
Dear Linden Lab®,
Your recent change of policy regarding the usage of your trademarks — Second Life®, Linden Lab®, and others registered by Linden Research Inc. — will effectively prevent the operation of the very vibrant community of bloggers, forum posters, websites, community portals, and even 3rd party services, that have provided Linden Lab® with links [...]
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IYan Writer in Second Life :
Avatar uprising (and it's not even October)
Author :
IYan Writer
Posted :
March 26 2008 18:24:00
Water cooler discussions * topics revisited * latest crisis * out-of-hand dismissal * communist parallel * obscured blessings * ah, but-
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