Aren't copybots illegal in sl?

[Nana OHanlon]

I thought copybots were illegal to use in sl. Am I correct to say that?

[Lindal Kidd]

Yes they are.  More to the point, people USING copybot to copy anything other than their own creations is not allowed.  If you see it, submit an Abuse Report.

[pleasureboi]

No, "copybots" are not illegal in SL. It is perfectly fine to own and operate them under the TOS. What is not fine is using them to copy other people's IP.

Owning/Using copybots for valid purposes: ok

Stealing other people's IP: reportable

[Freya Mokusei]

The short answer here is that I agree with Pleasureboi.

"Copybot" is just a script that copies the shape and appearance of objects. It's perfectly allowed to use scripts in this way - it's also allowed to copy your own items using exactly this script.

What's not allowed is Intellectual Property theft, via Copybot or any other means. Stealing other peoples' work - regardless of the method. Whether using Copybot, Coopybat or Copyshoppycopbot or any other script or method, theft is bad and if you're caught, you'll suffer consequences.

[VanillaSunsets]

Just as illegal as owning a crowbar IRL... it all depends on what it is used for. The tool and the intention are 2 separate things.