[Opensim-users] Virtual World Currency gets more complicated

[Jane Foxclaw]

Ok so your point here is that we should NOT go live with currency ? because
I am lost as to what the point it is your trying to make here.

Sonya

On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 4:14 PM, Karen Palen <karen_palen at yahoo.com> wrote:

> This is from today's slashdot.org
>
> I know many OpenSim users are planning to set up soem form of currency
> exchange on their grids. THis si one of the aspects that needs to be
> considered before "going live".
>
> Karen
>
>
> http://games.slashdot.org/story/10/01/19/1653240/Virtual-Currency-Becomes-Real-In-South-Korea
>
>  Virtual Currency Becomes Real In South Korea on Tuesday January 19,
> @01:29PM
> Posted by Soulskill on Tuesday January 19, @01:29PM
> from the license-to-print-money dept.
> money
> garylian writes "Massively is reporting that the South Korean Supreme Court
> has stated that virtual currency is the equivalent of real-world money. For
> those of you who might not be drawing the link, the core there is that
> selling in-game currency for real money is essentially just an exchange of
> currency and perfectly legal in South Korea. This could have sweeping
> implications for RMT operations the world over, not to mention free-to-play
> games and... well, online games in general. The official story is available
> online from JoongAng Daily."
>
>
>
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