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A Second Life first -- avatar sues avatar

San Jose Mercury News: A Second Life first -- avatar sues avatar.

This is apparently the first time an avatar has sued another avatar in the virtual world.

Interesting, but is this true? (There are courts in Second Life?) Or does the Merc mean the real world?

July 6, 2007 at 09:22 PM in Digital rights & copyright | Permalink | Comments (1) | Bookmark this entry on del.icio.us | blog comments on this post (0)

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They mean in real life....
Eros LLC v. John Doe
US District Court, Tampa FL
complaint:
http://secondlife.reuters.com/media/SDOC1202.pdf
Reuters article:
http://secondlife.reuters.com/stories/2007/07/03/sl-business-sues-for-copyright- infringement

Posted by: Kate | Jul 8, 2007 2:19:25 PM