omg what is this...

Recieved this...

*****ATTENTION FELLOW SL BUILDERS!!!******


I did not beleive it when I first heard it either, but appearantly it's true, as I saw it with my own two eyes..

**THIS IS A VERY REAL THREAT**

Someone has created a program that looks at and decrypts packets, sends the info back and re-creates it..

In other words, this program can copy ANYTHING THAT IS A PRIM and move it into THEIR inventory in a matter of SECONDS. I investigated it myself. My target willingly tp'ed me to his location and immediately fully coppied my entire CUSTOM av onto his body. Shapes, textures, prims, EVERYTHING. A CARBON copy of my self-made av.

What's more..? It is now sitting in HIS inventory, FULL PERMS. Assets completely changed, the creator now labeled as himself.

He also claims that a Robin Linden held a conference on this matter, and deemed his program LEGAL. My Linden friends, if this is true, you have stooped to a WHOLE new level. Do you understand what this means..? Anyone posessing this program can just walk into any store and copy EVERYTHING. (Everything that is a prim, anyway)

Also, I have word that this is a group-created program. By whom, I do not know. But all I know is that at LEAST two people have it. (I have watched them.) I did not get a very good screenshot, as he was teleported away soon thereafter.

As an artist with a custom av that took me months to build myself, I find this as a BIG alarm. This is not only the very definition of Art Theft, but also identity theft, and...hell, pretty much just plain THEFT. We have a right to have our works protected, and that right better be executed.

I think I speak on behalf of EVERYONE when I say this script needs to be BANNED and we need a REMEDY to protect our own belongings from such a horrible threat.

Friends, the ONLY way we can beat this thing is to band together and stand up against the wrong. To do so, please join "Content Creators Union." It is free, and this is NOT just some cause we are fighting for. Builders, this is our LIVELIHOOD and this threat is REAL.

THIS IS NOT A JOKE. YOU NEED TO JOIN THIS CAUSE! ANYONE WHO HAS THIS SCRIPT CAN JUST WALK UP TO ANYTHING YOU OWN AND TAKE A FULL-RIGHTS COPY!!


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I would NOT reccommend joining this group as you might incidently make yourself a "Target"




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WHICH MEANS This is 3rd party Software in other words it is a hack!

I have a "Friend" That used to hack at other games hehe well anyways you need 3rd party software to run most GOOD hacks using .NET 2.0 Framwork ie.. You are contacting a 4th party server to run your 3rd party software...


Think about whats happening!

WHATS NEXT?? LAND???

All these hackers would have to do is figure out a way which they obviosly can already duplicate packets and embedd them into your client to reproduce the PRIMS used in the theft process of the CopyBOT, why wouldnt they be able to take our land too??

That would enebitibly be the END of Second Life as we know it... YEP THATS THE NEXT STEP LINDENS YOU HEAR THIS???

I am not trying to be rude at all twards this but due to the diliberate ignoring of this subject has led me to become more than aware of this issue and me and my friends are personally trying to develop a LSL to catch the Duplicate UID's, hopefully this can help, also... A personal GUID Hexadecimal Algorythim would not be uncalled for -OR- a 3rd Party PUNKBUSTER would also be a good idea!!

Anyways GoodLuck on this issue and this post was used to further peoples information about this subject

Hi, please read the latest info on our Official Linden Blog to see our explanations on it at the present -- stay tuned there for further updates.