Comments on: Second Life backlash no. 3 http://mastersofmedia.hum.uva.nl/2007/01/21/second-life-backlash-no-3/ Research Blog Masters of New Media Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:19:25 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: polyglot conspiracy » Waiting for NinthLife http://mastersofmedia.hum.uva.nl/2007/01/21/second-life-backlash-no-3/comment-page-1/#comment-6064 polyglot conspiracy » Waiting for NinthLife Tue, 23 Jan 2007 14:18:27 +0000 http://mastersofmedia.hum.uva.nl/2007/01/21/second-life-backlash-no-3/#comment-6064 [...] Anyway, now that I’ve explained that whole rant about why I can’t be expected to care about SecondLife, let me give the link I started out writing this in order to give. Thanks to Masters of Media for bringing my attention to Get a FirstLife. I’m going to start telling people to visit this site when they ask me about SecondLife. It will seem rude, and I will love it. [...] [...] Anyway, now that I’ve explained that whole rant about why I can’t be expected to care about SecondLife, let me give the link I started out writing this in order to give. Thanks to Masters of Media for bringing my attention to Get a FirstLife. I’m going to start telling people to visit this site when they ask me about SecondLife. It will seem rude, and I will love it. [...]

]]> By: heleen http://mastersofmedia.hum.uva.nl/2007/01/21/second-life-backlash-no-3/comment-page-1/#comment-6061 heleen Tue, 23 Jan 2007 11:28:12 +0000 http://mastersofmedia.hum.uva.nl/2007/01/21/second-life-backlash-no-3/#comment-6061 This blogger also received a response on his website from Linden Lab: http://www.darrenbarefoot.com/archives/2007/01/i-got-a-proceed-and-permitted-letter-from-linden-labs.html We do not believe that reasonable people would argue as to whether the website located at http://www.getafirstlife.com/ constitutes parody – it clearly is. Linden Lab is well known among its customers and in the general business community as a company with enlightened and well-informed views regarding intellectual property rights, including the fair use doctrine, open source licensing, and other principles that support creativity and self-expression. We know parody when we see it. This blogger also received a response on his website from Linden Lab:
http://www.darrenbarefoot.com/archives/2007/01/i-got-a-proceed-and-permitted-letter-from-linden-labs.html

We do not believe that reasonable people would argue as to whether the website located at http://www.getafirstlife.com/ constitutes parody – it clearly is. Linden Lab is well known among its customers and in the general business community as a company with enlightened and well-informed views regarding intellectual property rights, including the fair use doctrine, open source licensing, and other principles that support creativity and self-expression. We know parody when we see it.

]]> By: Peppie http://mastersofmedia.hum.uva.nl/2007/01/21/second-life-backlash-no-3/comment-page-1/#comment-6042 Peppie Mon, 22 Jan 2007 19:30:18 +0000 http://mastersofmedia.hum.uva.nl/2007/01/21/second-life-backlash-no-3/#comment-6042 Work! Reproduce! Perish! almost sounds like some kind of dictatorial doctrine :D Work! Reproduce! Perish!

almost sounds like some kind of dictatorial doctrine :D

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