Linden comes up with solution to CopyBot crisis

We’ve been following the CopyBot crisis development for some time now. While the residents of Second Life are not quite comfortable with the current situation, developer Linden Lab remains positive and looks at the brighter side of things. After the announcement a few days ago regarding SL‘s continuous growth, CEO Philip Rosedale today proposes both short term and long term solutions.

The current Digital Millennium Copyright Act cannot be used to its full extent because of the simple reason that it doesn’t tailor to virtual situations. So in the meantime, Rosedale declares than Linden will just be banning offenders’ accounts. He knows very well that this just won’t suffice and so they came up with a contingency plan: residents are to police themselves.

Accordingly, the company will build an infrastructure that will enable Second Lifers to enforce IP-related covenants within certain areas. The same measure will be necessary before someone can join any group. The moment these are fully implemented, bots and other copied items will definitely be rendered useless.

While the response is still in it planning stage, Rosedale is confident that this will work in the long run. He then uses the fashion industry as an example. There are no strong IPRs (Intellectual Property Rights) in place as of now. But the industry thrives year in and out because people eventually would go for quality. Sure, fake Prada bags can be found cheap at sidewalks but after two months or so, you will be needing to buy a new item again.

Everything then boils down to the values being held by the SL community. To be quite frank, SL became more than a game. In a way, it has become a battleground for truth and justice. And the two will prevail, they always have.

Via Wired

We’ve been following the CopyBot crisis development for some time now. While the residents of Second Life are not quite comfortable with the current situation, developer Linden Lab remains positive and looks at the brighter side of things. After the announcement a few days ago regarding SL‘s continuous growth, CEO Philip Rosedale today proposes both short term and long term solutions.

The current Digital Millennium Copyright Act cannot be used to its full extent because of the simple reason that it doesn’t tailor to virtual situations. So in the meantime, Rosedale declares than Linden will just be banning offenders’ accounts. He knows very well that this just won’t suffice and so they came up with a contingency plan: residents are to police themselves.

Accordingly, the company will build an infrastructure that will enable Second Lifers to enforce IP-related covenants within certain areas. The same measure will be necessary before someone can join any group. The moment these are fully implemented, bots and other copied items will definitely be rendered useless.

While the response is still in it planning stage, Rosedale is confident that this will work in the long run. He then uses the fashion industry as an example. There are no strong IPRs (Intellectual Property Rights) in place as of now. But the industry thrives year in and out because people eventually would go for quality. Sure, fake Prada bags can be found cheap at sidewalks but after two months or so, you will be needing to buy a new item again.

Everything then boils down to the values being held by the SL community. To be quite frank, SL became more than a game. In a way, it has become a battleground for truth and justice. And the two will prevail, they always have.

Via Wired