Re: Last year’s OMC growth on shaky ground
Joey -- I've been saying the same thing for years. Like my letter to Rod Humble three years ago: http://www.hypergridbusiness.c...By extending the Linden dollar to OpenSim grids, Linden Lab would...
View ArticleRe: Court: terrains can be copyrighted
"The school district did eventually pay Fuchs $5,000 for the terraforming of the Second Three Islands", goes off to charge 50 times the amount I now charge for terraforming [but only to secondlife...
View ArticleRe: An open letter to the Lindens
Very good article indeed and there was definitely a time when Linden Lab were considering these options but the boat does seem to have sailed somewhat.
View ArticleRe: Court: terrains can be copyrighted
If I'm reading this right, they're saying the nonprofit paid a terraforming outfit a fee of US$5000 (as apposed to L$5000), though the terraforming outfit was asking US$10,000. Either one of those...
View ArticleRe: Court: terrains can be copyrighted
This was my first reaction, as well. $5,000 for terraforming? For a school? Maybe for an entire build, but it's way too much for a terrain.Especially since there are plenty of great terrains available...
View ArticleRe: Court: terrains can be copyrighted
Thing is, did he try to tack on the purported limited-use clause *after* *the* *fact*? It kinda sounds to me like he did. oO
View ArticleRe: Court: terrains can be copyrighted
Without a written agreement, no way to know. Both could be right. When you're just talking about stuff, often each side hears what they want to hear. That's why even with a written contract, you want...
View ArticleRe: Court: terrains can be copyrighted
Well, typically, there will be assessed damages awarded, and possibly punitive damages also + attorney costs + court costs...or at least asked for in the original pleading, regardless of the final...
View ArticleRe: New comment moderation policy
Well Impierce I have no further interest in participating in here any further, the hand writing is on the wall. I wish you good luck in your forum here, take care!
View ArticleRe: New comment moderation policy
Wolf -- You are still free to post anonymously. It may just take a little bit longer for your comments to show up. If they take too long -- ping us!
View ArticleRe: Updated Hyperica gate scripts
I've already found a couple of typos in the first script, fixed them, and re-uploaded it. If you have any problems with it, comment here, or email me directly -- maria@hypergridbusiness.com. Thanks!
View ArticleRe: New comment moderation policy
Sorry, that's not a solution. It's not about your email. It's about the service Disqus keeping a track of everything you do on its service. They don't track you through email, they track you through...
View ArticleRe: Military releases Atropia simulation
[sneaks across the border from Brentville and blows up an oil rig, thus ending the ceasefire]Seriously, though, thx US Gov and Douglas, for sharing.
View ArticleRe: An open letter to the Lindens
Hi Joe I think u are wrong on this subject because if SL or linden labs think that.they are competition free it is the biggest mistake of their careers. Its like having an airline and not lowering the...
View ArticleRe: Military releases Atropia simulation
i think this is kind of like NASA and military photos - since they are paid for with US tax dollars, they are copyright free to use by Americansit's neat to see that this is done as a CC license and...
View ArticleRe: What’s the top metaverse blog?
bummer that this wasn't done during the time of my insane 45-month-never-missed-a-day-averaging-1.5-posts-per-day-in-the-top-1.72%-of-the-web-according-to-Alexa days =)
View ArticleRe: An open letter to the Lindens
@Cam.I agree with some of what you said - you said so much! But not all you said. What I do agree with is that Pixie Viewer if it ever gets released or some other webGL that can stream an Opensim scene...
View ArticleRe: Court: terrains can be copyrighted
We need this like a hole in the head. Look, we are headed rapidly for technological advances where ever human being has a perfect fidelity record of everything they see and hear. Eventually it is...
View ArticleRe: Cloud Party closing in February
There needs to be much stronger support for Open Data. Many applications and platforms effectively assume that they own your content just because you used that application or platform to create or...
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