Yea, I started reading your link after my post, sorry...lol
I do recall reading some of that now.
However, this;
"Update, November 26th 2013: The amount payable for virtual land held by claimants meeting the revised criteria of the settlement agreement is L$2 per square metre of land held held. The amount payable for inventory held by claimants meeting the revised criteria of the settlement agreement is $15 USD per account. Claimants may additionally be able to forego the payment if they wish, and attempt to sell their items via the SL Marketplace."
Which, while the L$2 per square metre may be sufficient for some very few persons, most ppl would never bother with the hassle of suing if it was not a given...the pay off is just not enough. And, likewise, the sl clone grids, in which the numbers are substantially less, certainly would only leave maybe 1 or 2 who would stand to gain enough to sue.
So while this may be a good step, the reality is that it is not really useful in a realistic way.
My personal opinion is that we need to follow paradigm changers, where focusing on freedom would be the key basic tenants. And to stop letting ourselves get diluted by commercial enterprises where only a mere handful of people actually make any real money.
The reality is that most people will not sue, and this court case you cite, tho it gives case precedence in order for some few who may avail themselves of it, is only really just one more thing of others that were already available.
Any of those grids could be sued already for several legal abuses...whether or not the plaintiff would win, is, of course, another matter...but someone who has the available money and time and interest could already sue and simply in the sueing accomplish some ends also.