Reyna Wirefly

Yes in RL you need to show your proof of purchase or if you receive promo's from producers you also need to show that or they wont allow you to play. Promo's from Producers is kinda like blogging the latest fashions (you see it so you wanna buy it so if you hear something you like then you want to buy it ).

Sorry its like my first time to the forums an couldnt find anything on it so I started this thead thanks for the info

I'm not speculating anything here... Just asking some questions to find some answers. So if these "internet laws" are passed how will this effect Second Life? or better yet how would SL be excluded?

I'm not sure if most of you know what is going on in your countries regarding "internet censorship" also known as ACTA = Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. Similar laws were shot down but the topics are not dead in the USA regarding SOPA/PIPA. These laws were made to stop "internet piracy" but if you research more it is not only about piracy, it is about censoring/policing the world wide web. Please google if you haven't heard about these. These are REAL WORLD issues so I'm here looking for answers... How will this effect the people of Second Life? Does this mean DJ's in Second Life will be no more? If these laws are passed could this mean if we are streaming music to people that we'd be infringing the copyright laws by "sharing" our love for music? What about creators? For example... If you use something like "hello kitty" in your designs (not saying you do but if you did) we all know how cute hello kitty is :P or lets say you've created something but it looks kinda like hello kitty but IT'S NOT...but resembles it, would this be considered copyright infringement? If you've used something from google in your designs but don't know if it has been copyrighted or not you might want to check. What about designers who use templates? Have you noticed that most of the file sharing sites have been shut down? Most template designers use these sites for you to download psd files. What does this mean for video bloggers? Are we also at risk of copyright infringement for using Second Life avatars in our vids? Are we at risk for using a copyrighted song in our videos? Does this mean if we upload our video's to "youtube", "facebook" or any other vid sharing sites we could be fined an charged under these new laws? Does this mean we could risk these websites to be shut down since the material we used is copyrighted if we upload to them? What about bloggers? Does this mean if we use our avatars in pictures on our blogs we are infringing copyright laws? We do not own our avatars, Second Life does. Most of us quote sayings, music lyrics, youtube links, embedded video on our blogs, but if these laws pass does this mean we risk copyright infringement? From what I've researched.. Yes. Most of us are here for the creative side of SL. We express ourselves in many ways whether it be music, designing clothing, art, blogging our views, making movies or just here for the fun an enjoyment SL has to offer. If these laws pass in your country what will happen to the future of Second Life? Depending on these laws which may be different but in the end they all have the same agenda. Tomorrow January 26th, 2012 the Polish Government will be signing this agreement, so there is people who are fighting for their rights to use the internet, Fighting for our Freedom of Speech on the internet. (I'm not from Poland but I feel that everyone should be free to express themselves on the internet) I'd like to hear your thoughts an views on these issues, before you start speaking please do your research! Last but not least.... Most IMPORTANTLY...Do you think of how this will effect our REAL LIVES?! p.s. Please excuse my typo's & grammar :P