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Copyright abuse? Right or Wrong?
Carl Metropolitan
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Join date: 7 Jul 2005
Posts: 1,031
01-27-2007 14:45
From: Ishtara Rothschild
Angelique posted an easy solution for the problem already. Simply don't give anything away that you didn't create yourself (other than the one and only copy you purchased). Arguments like "a friend gave it to me, how should I know he stole it" or "the creator did steal somewhere too" are meaningless - it's up to you to make sure that you don't pass on pirate copies, period.


It is not that simple. In Second Life there is a tradition of creators making freebies with the intention that they be redistibuted. These freebies are usually set to full perms or to copy/no mod/transfer. There are thousands of such freebies available in the game. While textures are a special case, taking the "easy solution" outlined above means ignoring the wishes of the creators in the overwhelming majority of (non-texture) cases.

There is a sensible and responsible middle ground in Second Life between the extremes of RIAA-style distortions of copyright law and "if it I have it I can do whatever I want!".
Angelique LaFollette
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Join date: 17 Jun 2004
Posts: 1,595
01-29-2007 19:48
From: NCI Princess
So you would like every single place in SL distributing freebies to shut down. That's the problem with simple solutions. They usually fall apart in practice.

I never said i would Like any such thing.
What i said was, IF you are worried about the Copyright Issue, then the Onus is on YOU the shop Owner to Check, the Only REAL way to be safe is to Only Give away your own Material.
That isn't expressing ANY desire, Pro, or Con. It is simply a Statement of Fact.
UNLESS there is substantive Change in the Way LL works out permissions in SL, there Isn't any other workable Plan. As That is not likely to Happen, I suggest Business as Usual.

Angel.
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