Avatar Justice

Nov 29 2007

“Like the next installment of Terminator, we all knew this day was coming: the first-ever Second Life lawsuit. Sure, it involves people who aren't real stealing products that aren't real, in a virtual world that barely resembles our own. A federal district court in Brooklyn begins hearing the case of Eros v. Simon. According to the complaint, six virtual merchants are suing Thomas Simon of Queens, N.Y., for an undisclosed amount of money, claiming he stole the computer code for products they sell in their virtual stores. These products range from clothing for avatars to sexual aides that facilitate avatar sex. And while this may sound like a joke to you, for those involved it is absolutely serious. ”

Emil Steiner, Washington Post, 10-29-07
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/offbeat/2007/10/second_life_players_bring_virt.html

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