I’ve just tested it, new uploads get different UUIDs, even if they’re the same image. This makes sense — what a pain to do an image comparison to determine if the two images are exactly the same. Also, even that would be susceptible to very subtle manipulation — change a pixel, get a new UUID.

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I think you’re right. If we argue that LL should take down textures based on UUIDs, then we’d likely be taking down textures that have fair uses.

indeed, no doubt if the texture was copied by being downloaded onto a user’s hard drive, tinkered with, and then re-uploaded, it would get a new UUID, since the database would have no way of knowing that it was a copy of the original texture. However, if that was the case, deleting it from the database would be no more effective than deleting the link, since it would persist on the infringer’s hard drive, and could just be re-uploaded again.

Unlike many fan websites,- which were under shutdowns in the mid 1990s from the rightful media owners.- the BUSINESS of Linden LAbs is to profit from a user base. To use that user database to either grow themselves more services or to license it to others to sell products and services too.

EYEBALLS and HANDS….

(as the logo that shall no longer be used illustrated.— BTW- I agree LINDEN has the proper rights to define its usage under Trademark law).

IS the currency LL looks to use to profit from. This in mind theres no doubt the dirty secret of SL , like Google/YouTUBE, and most USER GENERATED profit center companies…..is to go as long as you can “profiting” off those to blind to see what you really do.

Live by others IP usage, die by others IP ownership… that will i suggest be the epitat of allmost all web2.0 social media advertising driven attempts at riches.:)

Web1.0 was fueled by Creation/Distribution Tools
Web2.0 has been fueld by Distibuting Stolen Content.
Lets hope Web3.0 focuses on the creation/ distribution/ and renumeration from the owner’s content.

Individuals SL Complaints are only made from those who “know they are hurt usally wanting justice” …. Media Companies complain when the bottom line is affected. and the offender can be hurt. its about money, not justice.

What saddens me is how long this has been “not important”

always the “other guy”…. justice as the joke.

Thinking about it, that’s actually a really good idea for a post — trying to break this down, or at least updating my earlier survey. You are absolutely right that there’s a whole lot of it; it’s just really hard to quantify, so I’m definitely hedging in this piece. More to come (one of these days) on this question.

This is an excellent point.

I was contacted by an individual who purported to be from one of the big video game publishing houses soon after the IP rights campaign launched. They said the company had several employees combing SL looking for infringing content, and were preparing to file complaints with LL. At that point they had uncovered several hundred violations of their content alone, and were less than happy about what they’d found to put it mildly.

This of course raises another issue of creators infringing on the IP rights of not only video game companies but also sports apparel manufacturers, professional sports leagues and their respective player’s associations, RL fashion designers, etc.

The use of Nike’s logo, Major League Baseball franchises, NFL franchises, the names of superstar athletes and Gucci’s brand on in-world products are rampant and invite legal repercussion’s for not just the infringers, but LL as well.

As was pointed out above, LL has deep pockets and would make an appealing target for another RL company who felt LL was ignoring their responsibilities in taking action against pirated content.

Clearly there is much more IP thats is owned by major media companies that are being sold without license within SL than the copying of an idividual users “shoe model” or IP.

Entire regions are dedicated to unlincensed Lucas LTD, Viacom, FOX owened properties that are engaging in ecommerce in a scale much greater than the copybot – store in a box- sex bed resellers.

IP developed over decades and valued at BILLIONS is being used by LL and many of its users to their own financial gain.

Any IPO or Corporate sell for LL must concern itself with this issue. They are a platform and a Publisher— they LL have enjoyed du to the ignoarance of their user base thier cake and ate it too.

Strokers case was just, but its not his IP protection claims that will bring SL and IP rights in VR worlds to a head..

Itll be very soon as a CBS, or a Lucas, or Warners needs to find another MMO licence for a STAR TREK, DC COMICS, STARWARS, POTTER, MARVEL and also needs to defend itself against the lawyers from the failed MMO game licenses already paid for who now see SL worlds on their IP as a breach of their agreement.. These companies deal in tens of millions of dollars for a Video Game MMO license and will not allow LL to continue to profit at the expense of them recieving those fees in a ever tighnening MMO market.

VR WORLDS like any other company had better plan on tight IP controls and editing devices since its hard to beleive that the largest export of the west. IP, will continue to be the stolen fodder for adwords and valuations for tech companies indefinatly.

cube.

I agree that it’s a public relations issue, but it also really can cause problems for them legally too if they get sued by a creator who feels his or her DMCA notices weren’t acted on appropriately (e.g. by leaving textures in the database). I hope that one of these prongs — the public relations side or the legal side — motivates them to take a harder look at this.