SL Authority to help defeat CopyBot

LL says "We are not in the copyright enforcement business". This means there need to be a Second Life Copyright Enforcement in effect or even a tool to help people deal with such issues.

SL Authority (SLA) is creating a tool that will help the original content creators to protect their products. We can't stop CopyBot, at least that is what I have learned so far from all the reading but we can eliminate the usage of it by having a registration system.

This registration system will allow users to register their original contents with SLA. Other users can help identify copies. This will help original content creators to make a true dispute case against the copycats to LL. LL said that they will remove the content from the party that is in question when there is a dispute. Hence my hope is that a system like SLA will help reduce the number of contents being copied.

What do you think about this idea?

Read below for what LL said on their blog:

"These are important features because the implications of copying should not be about Linden Lab’s approach to copyright enforcement. We are not in the copyright enforcement business. The communities within Second Life should have the tools and the freedoms to decide how and when they deal with potentially infringing content."

"To the community, I am very sorry that we have not already completed the features needed for you to address these concerns yourself. We are working very hard to complete them and will release them as soon as they are ready. In terms of prioritization and scheduling, additional asset data will be deployed in Q1 2007. Adding in support for CC and expanding the ban lists will be deployed 3 to 6 months later. Until then, as described in the first paragraph, use of CopyBot or similar tools to create infringing copies within Second Life will be treated as a violation of the Terms of Service."

Traditional copyright registration is perfectly reasonable, so your system isn't entirely needed, though a public registry of listed copyrights isn't a bad idea.

Are you sure that traditional copyright enforcement is reasonable?

a) it costs a fortune to arrange lawyers etc., and even if you can claim your costs back, the copier may not have enough money;
b) it requires at least 2 layers of subpoenas (to LL and then to the ISP) to identify the copier and even then it's hard to link it to an individual;
c) if you then aren't in the same country as the copier you're in big trouble, since you don't have an international subsidiary to help you;
d) there is the continuous worry that the judge will dismiss your suit, saying you haven't lost anything, because the TOS renders L$ worthless in law;
e) even if it's accepted it's worth something, the copier can argue that you cannot prove that future copies of the object in the world were made by them. Even if they put it up on sale or as a freebie you cannot prove that anyone actually took it (I don't know if LL would have this information), so you run the risk of doing all of this for only the compensation of a few dollars.

I see what you are saying.
Just waking up here so not running on all cylinders yet.

(Though registering your copyrights give you added claim if you decide to sue; there is precedence for registered copyright over unregistered)

I am with Yumi Murakami. It cost money and time. This is just a simple registration system for all your products so you have the backup documents to put forward a dispute with LL. LL itself says that they will take action and remove contents from the party that is in question then why would we want to waste money paying overly paid laywers to deal with second life issues?

I think the idea will work and will help keep track of inventory items that are yours.

As a community others will help identify theft. Right now isn't a transparent way to track this and for others to identify theft.