Quick programming note: I’m appearing on Metanomics on Monday, September 29 at 12:00 Noon PDT on a panel discussing Robert Bloomfield’s recent interview with Second Life founder Philip Rosedale. Other panelists include Christian Renaud, Wagner James Au, ‘Dusan Writer,’ Nic Mitham, Tish Shute, ‘Betinna Tizzy,’ and Roland Legrand. You can catch Metanomics “live” in Second [...]
Posted in 3D Internet, Clippings, Lawsuits, Providers, RMT/RCE, Virtual ADR, Virtual Government, Virtual Law, Virtual Law Libraries, Virtual Law Practice, Virtual Legal Education, Virtual Legal Orgs., Virtual Pro Bono, Virtual Worlds & Games on September 25th, 2008 No Comments »
I’m excited to report that I co-authored the cover article, Virtual Worlds, Real World Issues, for the the inaugural issue of Landslide. Landslide is a new magazine from the Intellectual Property Law Section of the American Bar Association; it should be arriving in mailboxes this week. My co-author is Sean Kane, who is also one [...]
The judge in MDY v. Blizzard has issued an order (.pdf) denying Blizzard’s request for a permanent injunction which would have effectively shut down MDY’s operations in advance of trial. For the full background of this suit, see Virtually Blind’s complete coverage of MDY v. Blizzard. Blizzard had asked for several extraordinary measures, including prohibiting [...]
Posted in 3D Internet, Commentary, Contract Law, Copyright Law, Lawsuits, Linden Lab, Providers, Second Life, VB Features, Virtual Worlds & Games on September 22nd, 2008 4 Comments »
Metanomics host Robert Bloomfield interviewed Second Life founder and Chairman of the Board, Philip Rosedale, on the record at the Second Life Community Convention in Tampa, Florida. The Rosedale interview is now available. Rosedale addressed several issues that involve legal and governance questions, and Robert asked me to post a brief reaction. Robert has also [...]
