However, I was at a conference when it was posted, or rather, on the road, so I didn’t get to. However, after csven’s comment, I’m going to bend my own rules and leave the original up just because I think that it is valid.

So, I want to make it clear that I will not tolerate such language on the site, I am sorry that Lisa had the experience she did, but I do not think it is fair to take it out on the good people in SL.

However, I was at a conference when it was posted, or rather, on the road, so I didn’t get to. However, after csven’s comment, I’m going to bend my own rules and leave the original up just because I think that it is valid.

So, I want to make it clear that I will not tolerate such language on the site, I am sorry that Lisa had the experience she did, but I do not think it is fair to take it out on the good people in SL.

“Who gives a crap about copying in Second Life.”

I’ll tell you who: people interested in the coming 2D/3D internet and the potential problems which come with it. Those, like you, who apparently don’t have the imagination to get beyond “sexual intercorse is so dumb” are probably not overly concerned.

For anyone interested, here’s something about which we should all be concerned: “The Kirkyan Weapon” – http://blog.rebang.com/?p=998

“Who gives a crap about copying in Second Life.”

I’ll tell you who: people interested in the coming 2D/3D internet and the potential problems which come with it. Those, like you, who apparently don’t have the imagination to get beyond “sexual intercorse is so dumb” are probably not overly concerned.

For anyone interested, here’s something about which we should all be concerned: “The Kirkyan Weapon” – http://blog.rebang.com/?p=998

The End Of Linden is Near…….. Game over…… as gas prices go UP…..no more 10 dollars here and there to buy your linden goods……

LL

The End Of Linden is Near…….. Game over…… as gas prices go UP…..no more 10 dollars here and there to buy your linden goods……

LL

However, it was a combination of broader use and better enforcement that made the Web a more balanced force. For virtual words to do the same, it’s going to take both greater uptake and better enforcement of laws. Though many of the Web’s laws apply to virtual world, I doubt others do and enforcement seems to be lacking in every sense.

You are right though, the Web started out the same way and hopefully virtual worlds will evolve too. There will always be an underbelly, it just won’t always be so prominent, we hope.

On the programming note, I agree again. There is so much going on both on the Web and in virtual worlds that people are able to learn new skills that they never would have had the chance to otherwise. That exists in nearly every field though from journalism to art. People are learning new skills online and that previously would have required a life-altering shift.

I think that’s great.

As far as SAAS goes, I think we’re going to see a lot of hybrid business models over the year that will shift the focus of how IP is enforced. It’s going to be an exciting time.

However, it was a combination of broader use and better enforcement that made the Web a more balanced force. For virtual words to do the same, it’s going to take both greater uptake and better enforcement of laws. Though many of the Web’s laws apply to virtual world, I doubt others do and enforcement seems to be lacking in every sense.

You are right though, the Web started out the same way and hopefully virtual worlds will evolve too. There will always be an underbelly, it just won’t always be so prominent, we hope.

On the programming note, I agree again. There is so much going on both on the Web and in virtual worlds that people are able to learn new skills that they never would have had the chance to otherwise. That exists in nearly every field though from journalism to art. People are learning new skills online and that previously would have required a life-altering shift.

I think that’s great.

As far as SAAS goes, I think we’re going to see a lot of hybrid business models over the year that will shift the focus of how IP is enforced. It’s going to be an exciting time.

I wouldn’t jump too quickly to that conclusion. Many people said the same of the WWW at first, and now the whole pron industry is falling apart at the “sharing”/UGC seams. In addition, some early research in SL indicated that there was *much* less cyber-sexual activity than the media hounds would have people believe. New World Notes did a piece on it, if you’re interested in finding the numbers.

In addition, the “virtual world” issue is deeper than it might currently seem. We may wind up with an open-source Second Life v1.0 sitting next to a private, premium and more controlled Second Life v2.0 (with data portability between them and any others that opt into the fold; after all LL would probably administer or heavily influence the open source code base). But both of these may sit atop another layer… perhaps Croquet or perhaps whatever was developed in Australia and was intended for Outback (and may now be incorporated into VastPark).

People working on things like Croquet aren’t thinking of 3D as something that sits on top of our 2D desktop. The often speak of it as something to replace what we currently use.

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“Most designers I’ve talked with are just that, designers, not programmers. From the sound of things, the programming language in SL, though limited, is above and beyond what I would be comfortable with too.”

You know, there are housekeepers and auto mechanics who virtually attend classes inside Second Life which teach people how to program. Sometimes I go just to be amazed at how education is evolving right beneath our (virtual) feet.

As to the safe harbor currently enjoyed by programmers, that too will erode and in the end their advantage may hurt them.

Chinese software companies have been essentially wiped out by their own country’s lack of concern for IP rights. But I suspect that will prime them for the SaaS business models now emerging and help them in their efforts to manage their own virtual worlds (e.g. HiPiHi and Novoking). We’ll see.