Linden Labs have clarified in no uncertain terms their stance on gambling in SL - it's not to occur, full stop. The actual policy is: "It is a violation of this policy to wager in games in the Second Life (R) environment operated on Linden Lab servers if such games: (1) (a) rely on chance or random number generation to determine a winner, OR (b) rely on the outcome of … [Read more...] about Blow up the pokies
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Australian Federal Police: We’re Watching
Mick Keelty, Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police is quoted in today's Sydney Morning Herald as saying that the AFP are aware of online scams in virtual worlds, including Second Life. Nothing particularly surprising there. Keelty is also realistic about the challenges of policing virtual worlds, admitting it will be "difficult". There'd be widespread support for … [Read more...] about Australian Federal Police: We’re Watching
What will the real world tolerate?
The response to Daniel Linden's blog post last week has been forceful and fairly widespread, demarcating along 'freedom of expression' and legal compliance lines. The United Protest forum contains the full transcript of a chat with Daniel Linden's colleague Robin Linden, in response to the concerns raised after Daniel Linden's post. Robin goes to some lengths to emphasise … [Read more...] about What will the real world tolerate?
Linden Lab draws deeper moral line in the sand
The official Linden blog was the forum today for Linden Lab to encourage SL residents to report a range of issues: - acts involving or appearing to involve children or minors - real-life images, avatar portrayals, and other depictions of sexual violence including rape - real-life images, avatar portrayals, and other depictions of extreme or graphic violence It's hard to … [Read more...] about Linden Lab draws deeper moral line in the sand
Icons under scrutiny
As reported on news.com.au, there's increasing scrutiny of iconic Aussie landmarks in SL and the copyright implications of their use. The two under the microscope at this stage are the Sydney Opera House (found on both the BigPond islands and the Australia sim) and Uluru (on the BigPond presence). The news.com.au article asserts that Telstra have confirmed they didn't … [Read more...] about Icons under scrutiny