Armany Thursday

@Trinity Yazimoto....I completely agree. This is the explanation that makes sense.

@Wyvern or anybody else that may know. I hear there is an in-world petition going around. Does anybody know where it is located so that we can sign?

I am interested in connecting with residents who are interested in taking serious action to protest the new TOS. Please feel free to contact me in SL or in Facebook. I'm very busy so I don't have a lot of time for social gatherings in SL, but I would be interested in helping to organize residents, and developing a plan of action. The only way this might be rectified in my opinion is if residents are willing to take drastic measures. Please contact me if you feel the same. Thanks

I am just now seeing this, Toy. I saw your post in FB though, and completed the survey. Great that you're doing this, thanks!! I hope everybody participates.

Hey Mertoa...AWESOME, that's great to know! Thanks so much for your response and supporting the cause. I have been so concerned for the artists but also for the future of our gallery here in SL. According to this TOS, the artists really can't upload any new work to SL without giving free full license of their creations to Linden Lab. That is unacceptable. Also, we are unable at this point to build anything new on our sim as might be needed because the same would be true for our builds. I don't know yet what this will mean for our gallery/arts center. Certainly we can't go on showing only older works from the artists. Nobody will be interested in visiting the gallery or buying the art. I'm not sure what this means for the performers either. I am concerned that they can no longer safely perform their original music. We have spent over three years and lots of money to build this project. At this point we can't even invite new artists or performers into SL and subject them to the risks of this ToS. At this point it seems that most of the outrage against the new ToS is coming from builders (creators of virtual goods that sell on the marketplace). I hope more artists will speak out and help work to change this horrible situation. Thanks again so much for your support!!

you agree to grant to Linden Lab, the non-exclusive, unrestricted, unconditional, unlimited, worldwide, irrevocable, perpetual, and cost-free right and license to use, copy, record, distribute, reproduce, disclose, sell, re-sell, sublicense (through multiple levels), modify, display, publicly perform, transmit, publish, broadcast, translate, make derivative works of, and otherwise exploit in any manner whatsoever, all or any portion of your User Content (and derivative works thereof), for any purpose whatsoever in all formats, on or through any media, software, formula, or medium now known or hereafter developed, and with any technology or devices now known or hereafter developed, and to advertise, market, and promote the same. I have never in my life known any serious artist or one who wishes to be taken with any degree of seriousness agreeing to terms such as this. I think the language in this new ToS is atrocious and very damaging to the creative community as a whole in Second Life and beyond. I have joined the thread in hopes that artists in SL would be interested in taking action to protest this clause. If members are interested in doing so, I will gladly give my time and energy to help however I can.