Would it be ok by the TOS to have sex with an avatar likeness?

Iumi, I'd like to take this time to warmly welcome you to the SL Forums. It's nice to see you here.

Torley, oh boy, I could have fun with your avatar.

YAY! Thank you Torley-suika! It's good to be here

Stand in line, please!

Hi Iumi, welcome.

Let's derail this thread, and make it a welcome to the forums Iumi thread.

Local newspaper headline: Thread derails; It’s all Iumi’s fault.

go ahead go ahead i'm taking down names

Oh oh! Put my name on the spank later list twice.

um... another thought that this post triggers... does anyone already have a business named Wet Pixels?

So...it's against the TOS for me to make an avatar that clones say .... a Marvel superhero likeness?

Well in the TOS or not, given the thread title, it's a least a little scary

well not against the TOS, but they can DMCA (or DCMA, i can never remember which..) you

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Yes i'm, bored.

That's because, legally, Al's songs aren't parody. They are humerous adaptations.

Now what Mad TV does, actually making fun of the original artist, that's parody.

and before you answer "Al makes fun of the original artists..." I have every Weird Al album. I know exactly what his songs do (and don't do).

"Yoda", for example, in no way parodies the original "Lola." It's simply an adaptation that has humerous content.

An individual's likeness is owned by that individual. You must obtain permission to use that likeness in any sort of commercial or public exhibition.

In the privacy of your own SL living room, nobody can say what you can and can't do alone, or even with a small circle of friends.

But the instant you put on a show or you sell the avatar for L$, you are violating copyright law.

I say for halloween we put peoples names in a hat (not a w-hat thank you) and draw names. Whomevers name you draw is who you'll be for halloween. Then we have a big party and try to guess who is imitating who. And if you get lucky you might just take yourself home.

yeah, that sounds right

there probably is room for fair use and parody, though

You just scared the piss out of me.

Stop the presses!!!

Hiya Iumi.

Ironically, Blaze would be taking a bigger chance cloning another user's AV than some other RL celebrity or image because...we're HERE!

While LL will remove trademark violations automatically, they will only remove copyright infringement after a DMCA claim has been filed, and only the owner can file that claim. While David Hasselhoff may not know (or care) that someone is using his likeness in SL, an actual SL user/celeb may respond immediately.


Oh and <3 Iumi <3

I love that idea Kris! I have a Michael Jackson avie I made and wear, hanging out at the hubs complaining about germs. asking where the children are and in general creeping out everyone. Jacko is available.

Hrm. So having sex with an entire *avatar* likeness presents issue, yet no one has qualms about random 1 prim texture mannequin humping?

hehe

That sounds like fun. What other celebs need to have their sphincters expanded? What about the lawyer that's griefing the video game industry, Jack Thompson?

Granted, my question does not fall within the scope of the original topic; however; the question does begged to be asked since, like a certian Other MMO, one may create exact likenesses of copyrighted intellectual property.

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Just not as easily as one can with the character generator inside the Other MMO.

I'm guessing that this would fall under "fair and acceptable use" as long as the creator of said avatar did not sell it L$/USD.

Well, since celebrities are paid for their likeness used in videogames ... my response would be ... it may not matter what the TOS says - this could be a matter of copyright infringement.

Weirdness, eh?