Colwyn
05-08-2006, 09:59 PM
Second Life: Land Dispute Spills Over Into Real World on Yahoo (http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060508/phm043a.html?.v=1)
Bragg purchased virtual land, known in Second Life as "sims," using real US currency. Bragg learned of a way to purchase virtual land significantly below market values, and invested thousands of US dollars purchasing land in an attempt to resell this land at a profit. Bragg claims that employees of Linden Research, Inc., the company who creates, manages and maintains this online world, allowed the auction to be created, and after Bragg paid US dollars for the land, terminated Bragg's account, without explanation, without citing any violation of community policy, and have since refused offer a credit or a refund. Bragg's calls to customer service and Linden Lab's legal counsel have gone unanswered. Bragg's final option? Seek relief in a real world court.
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"These games are like the virtual Wild West," Bragg states, "but Linden Lab is still obligated to honor real-world contract law and consumer law, even if their world doesn't really exist."
Source: MMO Portal (http://mmo.portalsnetwork.com/)
Bragg purchased virtual land, known in Second Life as "sims," using real US currency. Bragg learned of a way to purchase virtual land significantly below market values, and invested thousands of US dollars purchasing land in an attempt to resell this land at a profit. Bragg claims that employees of Linden Research, Inc., the company who creates, manages and maintains this online world, allowed the auction to be created, and after Bragg paid US dollars for the land, terminated Bragg's account, without explanation, without citing any violation of community policy, and have since refused offer a credit or a refund. Bragg's calls to customer service and Linden Lab's legal counsel have gone unanswered. Bragg's final option? Seek relief in a real world court.
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"These games are like the virtual Wild West," Bragg states, "but Linden Lab is still obligated to honor real-world contract law and consumer law, even if their world doesn't really exist."
Source: MMO Portal (http://mmo.portalsnetwork.com/)