I have been a member of SL life for many years now. I come and I go. I'm a fashion designer as a hobby here. I am now back and I'm looking at doing more designs. I recently came across something that has happened to a store I've known since I first created my AVI. I remembered getting my first skins in this store. http://curioonline.org/2012/07/05/curio-news-release/ Here is the information on it. This has actually scared me, I know content stealing has been around for years now. I myself have never had to deal with it because I'm not big, I'm really small compared to so many others. My issue is now this.. and I'd like to ask the professionals here on SL what they think. Should I register my business on SL in my state? And if I do, what protections will I have? If someone throws me a lawsuit like this, I can't afford to fight it, I'd just end up shutting down my store. If I register my business, will I have to pay taxes? I live in the state of texas and my proceeds from SL do not reach over 100.00usd per month.