CopyBot deemed TOS violation by LL

Use of CopyBot and Similar Tools a ToS Violation
Tuesday, November 14th, 2006 at 3:47 pm by corylinden
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Second Life needs features to provide more information about assets and the results of copying them. Unfortunately, these are not yet in place. Until they are, the use of CopyBot or any other external application to make unauthorized duplicates within Second Life will be treated as a violation of Section 4.2 of the Second Life Terms of Service and may result in your account(s) being banned from Second Life. If you feel that someone has used CopyBot to make an infringing copy of your content, please file an abuse report. Note that this is completely separate from any copyright infringement claim you may wish to pursue via the DMCA.

http://blog.secondlife.com/2006/11/14/use-of-copybot-and-similar-tools-a-tos-violation/

Thank you Linden Lab.

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Second Life needs features to provide more information about assets and the results of copying them. Unfortunately, these are not yet in place. Until they are, the use of CopyBot or any other external application to make unauthorized duplicates within Second Life will be treated as a violation of Section 4.2 of the Second Life Terms of Service and may result in your account(s) being banned from Second Life. If you feel that someone has used CopyBot to make an infringing copy of your content, please file an abuse report. Note that this is completely separate from any copyright infringement claim you may wish to pursue via the DMCA. QUOTE]

At first glance, the new stance taken by Linden Labs seems admirable albeit it late in coming. On closer inspection, one must pause and consider.

* "The use will be a violation" -- fantastic, LL has listened to its customers.

* " "May" result in" ---- hmmmm, may is almost as big a word as if, with as
much reliability.

* "please file an abuse report". ----- There you go! That should do it !! Oh -- wait ----- are those the "same" abuse reports about which we hear so many negative posts?


I, too, thank you Linden Labs. The tiger has been loosed from its cage, tasted fresh meat and we might wish to see what Linden Labs actually does to enforce this new violation.