[Second Chance For Banned Users]

44 minutes ago, Bloodflowers174 said:

I've returned to SL on over 200 accounts by now

I would imagine this would make Lindens Labs less likely to hear you out. I can't tell you what to do, but if I were you I'd stop making accounts and do whatever is in your power to speak to LL regarding your original ban. They know you're ban evading and considering you are still knowingly breaking the rules, they probably have little time to hear you out. 

That's not to say you don't deserve another chance. I truly don't know, you very well could! I'm just saying how I would view it were I LL. 

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I'm very good about keeping my home bunny-proof but I am only human.

Yesterday, after rearranging some furniture, somehow my living room television's power cord slipped out of its bunny-proof cord sheathe. Today I finally go to plug the tv back up after realizing I never did only to find the cord chewed in two near the prongs. Oh the joys of being a sometimes absentminded rabbit mama.

[Second Chance For Banned Users]

3 minutes ago, Madelaine McMasters said:

Some can and do, even while permabanned.

If permabanning really only works for those who learn from the effort, is it pointless?

Mostly like it is, but I'm sure there are some troublemakers who are a bit too lazy to learn how to circumvent permabans to get back on the grid undetected. So though permabans probably do cast a very small net over those who need to be banned, I do think it manages to snag some. 

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[Second Chance For Banned Users]

I would imagine to be permanently banned from Second Life you would have to repeatedly do some pretty egregious things that go several steps beyond childish trolling. I say this only because I'm aware thanks to Youtube of some individuals who have been trolling the grid for nearly a decade on one account. I'm sure there are exceptions, but I think you have to be very horrible and most of all stubborn (one-strike, two-strike, etc) to meet this fate. 

In that case, I don't believe one should be unbanned. Repeated past behavior helps predict future behavior. They'd probably go back to being awful and disruptive in no time.

[Stolen intellectual property on Second Life. Harmless fun or an issue that needs to be addressed?]

1 minute ago, Silent Mistwalker said:

Did we actually make it to April this year without one of these threads or did I miss one?

Frankly I didn't know this was a common subject. I haven't been around these parts all this long, and I've been gone for a few months to boot. 

[Stolen intellectual property on Second Life. Harmless fun or an issue that needs to be addressed?]

4 minutes ago, Ayashe Ninetails said:

Uh oh...am I talking to a Mouse attorney right now? 👀

No mice here, on rabbits! 😆

[Stolen intellectual property on Second Life. Harmless fun or an issue that needs to be addressed?]

3 minutes ago, LittleMe Jewell said:

That said, LL does keep folks from using the name Harley in any way and most of the time Disney is pretty fanatic about shutting down folks that try to sell imitations of their stuff.  However, there are probably lots of other folks that just don't figure it is worth all of the trouble to constantly try to get stuff taken down.

I think this probably sums it up well. Most companies, with some exceptions, just don't care. 

1 minute ago, Coffee Pancake said:

A certain wizard franchise is well known for bringing the hammer on Etsy, even when there is zero IP infringement; Etsy just dutifully purge whatever they ask for and then lock people out of their accounts and income for a while.

That has to hurt. I know that some people depend on their Etsy income. I'm aware that for some making sales for your hard earned work on Etsy sometimes means the difference between making rent or not for the month.

[Stolen intellectual property on Second Life. Harmless fun or an issue that needs to be addressed?]

1 minute ago, Bree Giffen said:

Youtube has an algorithm that automatically checks for copyright violation and applies a copyright strike without needing a copyright owner to ask for it. Three strikes and you are out.

Yeah. And I would imagine any Copyright checker in Second Life would be near impossible, unless other games got savvy and wanted to curb game rips in general and began encoding something in their models just to start with. It's probably more trouble than it's worth for many companies. 

[Stolen intellectual property on Second Life. Harmless fun or an issue that needs to be addressed?]

Just now, Ayashe Ninetails said:

 so I'd always just assume they're always watching 👀.

I believe it. 👀

 

[Stolen intellectual property on Second Life. Harmless fun or an issue that needs to be addressed?]

1 minute ago, Coffee Pancake said:

Companies tend to turn a blind eye to the actions of the "fandom" till such time as their lawyers decide it's time to go on a purge and clean everything up. The StarWars fandom has suffered particularly badly from this over the years.

I suppose that does make sense. It also makes sense that the StarWars fandom has faced that strife. Being owned by a certain Mouse tends to do that. 

[Stolen intellectual property on Second Life. Harmless fun or an issue that needs to be addressed?]

1 minute ago, Ayashe Ninetails said:

 I'm pretty sure action by LL would require the copyright holder to first file a DMCA takedown notice in writing.

I believe that is how it works as well, now that you mention it. I'm surprised that no copyright holder (to my knowledge) has targeted Marketplace yet. Copyright holders have gone berserk for less, a la the House of Mouse. 

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But I did want to say cute original character!

[Stolen intellectual property on Second Life. Harmless fun or an issue that needs to be addressed?]

Now, more so than ever, I've noticed a large increase of items and avatars ripped from other games being sold on MP. I happen upon them inworld from time to time too. Partially due to the places I frequent and my interests.  

I know that copyright is being breeched here, and sometimes I worry perhaps unnecessarily about Second Life getting into trouble due to what people upload here. When I brought this subject up to a friend, they told me that in their belief having copyrighted material on Second Life is no different than a social hub like VRChat having it. And it is true VRChat is littered with it. Though it may not make any difference to the law, I've always viewed VRChat a bit differently as there is money (or Lindens, or Lindens equivalent) being exchanged for the avatars and assets there. No one is profiting off of someone's else work. No less illegal, but probably not as high on some company's sue list either.

But then there's Second Life. I recently saw a 1-to-1 rip of a game avatar posted over on Market Place for well over 2,000 Lindens. It seems shady.

But then again Linden Labs is, as of now, is allowing it so I'm probably just being a Sensitive Susan. 

How do you view this? Should LL intervene or do you view it as harmless? What are your thoughts on the buyers or, more interestingly, the uploaders?

Differing opinions are always welcome on any threads I post. Most of the time I prefer them. 

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[What are you watching today?]

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[Interesting Question About Our AV's and Friendships]

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