There are probably 1,000s of reasons why Google’s launch of their virtual space “Lively” will not impact Linden Lab, which could be why we all heard a collective sigh of relief emanating from San Francisco, USA Tuesday, and then received a loving letter from M Linden on the official blog on Wednesday.
It won't be "Lively"
(3) "...in the earliest wave of pioneers in any new disruptive platform, the marginal and the dispossessed are over represented, not the sole constituents...but people who feel they don't fit, who have nothing left to lose or who were impelled by some kind of dream, who may be outsiders to whatever mainstream they are coming from, all come and arrive early in disproportionate numbers...It is the way Second Life has been settled." -Mitch Kapor, July 2008
Straw Into Gold: Virtual Ability and the Ability Commons SLNN friend Widget Whitberry encourages SL residents to cast their vote in support of Virtual Ability which is vying to be funded by a USC Annenberg's School for Communication Community Challenge Grant. Voting ends today.
Open source is in the eye of the beholder Kit argues there is little if any need for "Copy Bots", though it is up to the creator to protect his or her IP rights and existing laws do need revamped.
EXCLUSIVE PART TWO: When the the rightful IP owner steps up
(52) "International Intellectual Property Law is very specific on what constitutes a derivative. For example, you can't take a Da Vinci painting and paint a new nose on Mona Lisa and call
it yours. The resulting painting is still the intellectual property of the owner of Mona Lisa. It's really that simple." Tom Marlin
SLNN EXCLUSIVE: When the the rightful IP owner steps up
(23) Part One: As a follow-up to last week's story that Marlin Studios had granted one Second Life resident the exclusive rights to resell its textures, owner of 3D Concepts Vryl Valkrie explains to SLNN and SL residents what has happened in the wake.
Attending Variance SLNN attends the mid-week Variance fashion show for the RFL Clothing Fair...eventually.
Pink lemonade A review of "In the Pink", an original set of monologues written and performed in Second Life.
Reality checks the virtual ability to change
(2) While listening to Nick Dupree, a 25 year-old disability rights and long-term care reform advocate speak in Second Life and while receiving reports via Twitter of Senator Obama speaking in Wisconsin, SLNN editor notices striking similarities about the power of words.
