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		<title>Benjamin Duranske&#8217;s Final Post at Virtually Blind</title>
		<link>http://virtuallyblind.com/2008/12/02/final-post/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:15:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benjamin Duranske</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At least for now, this is my final post at Virtually Blind.  It&#8217;s been a blast, but personal and professional obligations have taken center stage, and at the moment, I just do not have time to keep posting at the rate VB&#8217;s readers have come to expect.  The site will remain online as a research [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Benjamin Duranske Guest Hosting Special Edition of Metanomics Featuring Virtual World Authors</title>
		<link>http://virtuallyblind.com/2008/12/02/metanomics-authors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:42:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benjamin Duranske</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Benjamin Duranske, VB&#8217;s editor and author of Virtual Law, is guest hosting a special edition of Metanomics on Monday, December 8 at 12:00 PM Second Life time (Pacific).  The show will feature a number of other virtual world authors talking about their books and their current projects &#8212; just in time for the holidays!  Guests [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quicklinks: Taxes, Blogs, Patents, Lawsuits and More</title>
		<link>http://virtuallyblind.com/2008/11/29/quicklinks-taxes-blogs-patents/</link>
		<comments>http://virtuallyblind.com/2008/11/29/quicklinks-taxes-blogs-patents/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2008 21:04:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benjamin Duranske</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blizzard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Copyright Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lawsuits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linden Lab]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://virtuallyblind.com/?p=1755</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Virtually Blind periodically runs “quicklinks” — items that are not long enough for a full story, but are worth a click. Here’s the current batch. The Chartered Institute of Taxation will be conducting a seminar on virtual world tax issues at Second Life&#8217;s Depo Business Park on Tuesday, the 2nd of December at 3:30pm GMT [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Second Life Miss Universe Pageant Trumped by Real Life Trademark Holder, Linden Lab Assists</title>
		<link>http://virtuallyblind.com/2008/11/24/miss-universe-trademark/</link>
		<comments>http://virtuallyblind.com/2008/11/24/miss-universe-trademark/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:30:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benjamin Duranske</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://virtuallyblind.com/?p=1740</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently ran across a story about a dustup over alleged misuse of the &#8220;Miss Universe&#8221; trademark in Second Life (via Twisted and Tawdry).  Cutting through the drama (and there&#8217;s plenty, if your drama levels are low) the story appears to be that &#8220;The Trump Organization&#8221; &#8212; as in Donald &#8212; is enforcing its &#8220;Miss [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CLE Seminar &#8220;Web 2.0 for Lawyers&#8221; in Second Life Saturday, November 22 at 12:00 Noon Pacific</title>
		<link>http://virtuallyblind.com/2008/11/21/cle-web-for-lawyers/</link>
		<comments>http://virtuallyblind.com/2008/11/21/cle-web-for-lawyers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:50:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benjamin Duranske</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Second Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Virtual Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Virtual Law Libraries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Virtual Law Practice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Virtual Legal Education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As part of the SL Bar Association’s speaker series, Kate Fitz (Second Life&#8217;s &#8216;Cat Galeilo&#8217;), is presenting “Web 2.0 for Lawyers” in Second Life Saturday, November 22 at 12:00 Noon Pacific time. Fitz, who is a public law librarian in Sacramento, California and member of the California bar, serves as the SLBA&#8217;s Vice President of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Virtual World Screenshots Raise Copyright Questions</title>
		<link>http://virtuallyblind.com/2008/11/18/virtual-screenshots-copyright/</link>
		<comments>http://virtuallyblind.com/2008/11/18/virtual-screenshots-copyright/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:21:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benjamin Duranske</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://virtuallyblind.com/?p=1666</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s an interesting post over at Not Possible In Real Life asking the question: &#8220;What is the correct (and legal) way to attribute photography and video shot in virtual worlds?&#8221; I was going to leave a comment there, but there&#8217;s really no way to answer this question off the cuff, so I&#8217;m turning it into [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>22</slash:comments>
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		<title>Polska Republika Self-Governance Project Launched in Second Life; Constitution Posted</title>
		<link>http://virtuallyblind.com/2008/11/13/polska-republika/</link>
		<comments>http://virtuallyblind.com/2008/11/13/polska-republika/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:55:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benjamin Duranske</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Virtual Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Virtual Law]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://virtuallyblind.com/?p=1657</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Polska Republika has launched as the newest self-governance project in Second Life.  Here&#8217;s the Polska Republika website, and, since it&#8217;s entirely in Polish, here&#8217;s a traditionally suspect Google translation. The Polska Republika has posted a Constitution (here&#8217;s the translation).  This is fairly clearly not an attempt to recreate modern Poland &#8212; among other discontinuities, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SLART Update: Rosedale and Kapor Move to Dismiss, Minsky Responds, and Minsky Answers Counterclaims</title>
		<link>http://virtuallyblind.com/2008/11/09/motion-to-dismiss/</link>
		<comments>http://virtuallyblind.com/2008/11/09/motion-to-dismiss/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 21:11:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benjamin Duranske</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lawsuits]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://virtuallyblind.com/?p=1634</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There are three new filings in the SLART trademark suit.  First, Philip Rosedale and Mitch Kapor have filed a Motion to Dismiss (.zip, w/exhibits) arguing that Minsky&#8217;s fraud claims lack sufficient specificity.  Minsky has responded (.zip, w/exhibits), and has also filed an Answer (.zip, w/exhibits) to Linden Lab&#8217;s counterclaims. There&#8217;s not too much to say [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Third-Party Motion in World of Warcraft Bot Case Accuses Blizzard of&#8230; Well&#8230; Beats Me</title>
		<link>http://virtuallyblind.com/2008/11/05/riches-warcraft-motion/</link>
		<comments>http://virtuallyblind.com/2008/11/05/riches-warcraft-motion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:33:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benjamin Duranske</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Civil Procedure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lawsuits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MDY v. Blizzard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Virtual Law]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://virtuallyblind.com/?p=1606</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is an update in the MDY v. Blizzard case.  Sort of.  Here&#8217;s the deal &#8212; people who have nothing to do with a case sometimes file motions in U.S. Courts.  These motions usually take the form of the amicus brief filed earlier by Public Knowledge, a digital rights advocacy group. But sometimes they take [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China Imposing 20% Tax on Profits on Virtual Money</title>
		<link>http://virtuallyblind.com/2008/11/04/china-taxing-virtual-profits/</link>
		<comments>http://virtuallyblind.com/2008/11/04/china-taxing-virtual-profits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:39:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benjamin Duranske</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[RMT/RCE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tax Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Virtual Law]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://virtuallyblind.com/?p=1599</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Wall Street Journal&#8217;s China Journal reports that China is directly taxing profits made on sales of virtual currency, apparently whether or not the virtual world or game provider affirmatively supports &#8220;real money trade&#8221; in its game or virtual world.  From the WSJ post: The State Administration of Taxation said on its Web site Wednesday [...]]]></description>
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