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Archive for October, 2008

Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Suspends SLART Cancellation Proceeding Until District Case Decided

Posted in Lawsuits, Linden Lab, Minsky v. Linden Lab, Providers, SLART Cancellation, Second Life, Trademark Law, Virtual Law, Virtual Worlds & Games on October 9th, 2008 7 Comments »

Second Life creator Linden Lab’s attempt to open a second front in the battle over SLART has been stymied.  The USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board suspended (.pdf) the cancellation proceeding that Linden Lab initaited last month regarding artist Richard Minsky’s registration of “SLART” pending the outcome of the lawsuit Minsky filed earlier in Federal [...]

Recent Target Settlement Raises Questions About Virtual World Access for Users with Disabilities

Posted in 3D Internet, Contract Law, Disability Law, Lawsuits, Linden Lab, Providers, Virtual Law, Virtual Worlds & Games on October 6th, 2008 7 Comments »

Users with disabilities access virtual worlds on the 3D internet to run businesses, socialize without stigmas, and learn in new ways.  There’s even a “Virtual Ability” island in Second Life (originally funded by the National Library of Medicine and maintained through private donations) devoted to accessibility for disabled users.  Just like the real world, however, [...]

Reading Room: “Transactions of Virtual Items in Virtual Worlds” by Michael Passman

Posted in Contract Law, Copyright Law, Linden Lab, RMT/RCE, Reading Room, Second Life, VB Features, Virtual Law, Virtual Worlds & Games on October 2nd, 2008 No Comments »

This edition of Virtually Blind’s Reading Room features an article addressing legal issues associated with virtual item transactions.  The article, Transactions of Virtual Items in Virtual Worlds (.pdf), by Michael Passman, is available here courtesy of the author and the Albany Law Journal of Science & Technology.  Passman is a recent law school graduate who [...]

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