[Opensim-users] Speaking of Content Theft, How About Our Own Backyard?

[Karen Palen]

This is the last post from Lillith Heart that made it to the opensim-user
list so I will respond to this one.

What Lillith seems to be advocating is converting Second Life and
OpenSimulator grids into some sort of "There.com" clone where all sales are
"vetted" by the grid management.

As the fate of There.com shows, this is every bit as unworkable as the DMCA!


In simple terms these mass inspections cost a LOT of time, money and effort!

Time, money, and effort that could be spent improving the grid itself for
the users.

I would remind everyone that the purpose of IP laws is NOT to ensure that
large "content Creators" get rich, but to encourage and reward innovation.

http://news.slashdot.org/story/10/05/25/2222207/The-Fashion-Industry-As-a-Model-For-IP-Reform

No one can argue that the RL fashion industry is not creative and hugely
profitable if you get the formula right!

In short unless the "injured party" themselves provide the identification of
stolen content AS THE LAW REQUIRES, there is no reason for authorities to
assume this burden.

There have been any number of attempts to shift this burden, but I am not
aware of any that has actually increased innovation or creativity in any
way.

As we see in Second Life right now though, these witch hunts are a great way
to "settle scores" and "cripple the competition".

Karen

On Sun, May 23, 2010 at 5:17 AM, Lilith Heart <lilithheart at hotmail.co.uk>wrote:

>
> Thank you for you time and effort Master Mirage. But searching for my name
> is
> wasted effort as all the stolen content will now have the
> copybotters/theives names as creator.
>
> Please take a look at these screenshots from your own OSGrid Gallery. They
> should help you identify the stolen Heart content and give you an idea of
> how widespread the problem is.
>
> http://dollyandlilithheart.blogspot.com/
>
> Virtual worlds need a process to recognise creators. The DMCA process is
> anitquated and not fit for purpose. The idea that I need to keep filing
> DMCA
> reports against the same content over and over again is absurd.
>
> What grid owners need to do , SL included, is to recognise content creators
> and support them. We need to move forward in these new worlds together.
> RECOGNISING creators is the first 'human' step that needs to be taken
>
> Thank you Master Mirage for taking the time to respond and look in to this
> issue
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