While I am aware of many who feel the way you describe about the entire DRM/DMCA mess, I do not know of ANY grid that will ignore a legitimate and provable "take down request"
The problem (as amply ilustrated by the Second Life blogs and Liliths earlier comments) is the notion that everyone running a grid must somehow "approve" every item on the grid! As far as I am aware Lilith has provided a huge rant, but has NOT provided actual evidence of any infringement - only "gee it looks so close it MUST be a copy"! Absent such evidence there is no "PROPER request" and the rest of your post falls apart! Karen On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 10:34 AM, dz <[email protected]> wrote: > Actually... > > I believe a more accurate summation of this thread would be... > > Un-knowing Grid operator recieves a PROPER request from Lilith to remove > un-authorized copies of her creations... > > Grid Operator begins rant about how it isn't HIS responsibility that > someone on his grid decided to upload pirated content.. These include > digressions into how HIS stuff is FREE... It MUST be the Lindens fault for > letting it leak...culminating in the inevitable "DRM is STUPID" conclusion > > Grid Operator shares semi-coherent "play by play" on his efforts to make > things right... Readers ignore it and go Huh? > > Anti-DRM/DMCA participants point to this as ANOTHER reason why efforts to > "protect content creators" are inherently evil and disruptive to our > existence.... > > The sad fact of the matter is this... If you open your grid to the > public, you GIVE YOURSELF the responsibility to respond to appropriate DMCA > take down requests. Because OpenSimulator is an alpha product, there are > not any real established "best practices" or step-by-step procedures > available to grid operators to accomplish the requested/required asset > identification and removal. This doesn't mean you are not REQUIRED BY LAW > to comply with a proper request. Sadly, this means that some unknowing > grid operators who decide that having a grid full of "cool stuff" is more > important than having a "clean grid" are going to find their business model > "disturbed" when their "cool stuff" is identified as pirated content. > > It's pretty clear that there is a community of people using OpenSimulator > that detest the concepts of DRM and view the DMCA as "wrong", so they make a > personal choice to ignore its existence. Instead of posting rants here, > maybe your efforts to reform DRM and the DMCA would be better served by > posting it to lists where the legal community can read it. This is a > software development support mailing list. Some of us believe that in order > for OpenSimulator to grow into a platform for commercial applications, it > will REQUIRE that content creators see efforts devoted to protecting their > IP. > > Just like Master Mirage, our efforts to move the software forward are > hindered. They are hindered by perceptions that the entire OpenSimulator > community feels the same about protecting content. Instead of endlessly > posting political positions and stories about your personal decisions to be > "better" than those who prefer to distribute licensed content, please keep > the mailing list discussions directed at issues related to helping others > install, configure, and operate OpenSimulator. > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Karen Palen <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Date: Mon, 31 May 2010 08:07:21 -0700 >> Subject: Re: [Opensim-users] Speaking of Content Theft, How About Our Own >> Backyard? >> This is the last post from Lillith Heart that made it to the opensim-user >> list so I will respond to this one. >> >> What Lillith seems to be advocating is converting Second Life and >> OpenSimulator grids into some sort of "There.com" clone where all sales are >> "vetted" by the grid management. >> >> As the fate of There.com shows, this is every bit as unworkable as the >> DMCA! >> >> In simple terms these mass inspections cost a LOT of time, money and >> effort! >> >> Time, money, and effort that could be spent improving the grid itself for >> the users. >> >> I would remind everyone that the purpose of IP laws is NOT to ensure that >> large "content Creators" get rich, but to encourage and reward innovation. >> >> >> http://news.slashdot.org/story/10/05/25/2222207/The-Fashion-Industry-As-a-Model-For-IP-Reform >> >> No one can argue that the RL fashion industry is not creative and hugely >> profitable if you get the formula right! >> >> In short unless the "injured party" themselves provide the identification >> of stolen content AS THE LAW REQUIRES, there is no reason for authorities to >> assume this burden. >> >> There have been any number of attempts to shift this burden, but I am not >> aware of any that has actually increased innovation or creativity in any >> way. >> >> As we see in Second Life right now though, these witch hunts are a great >> way to "settle scores" and "cripple the competition". >> >> Karen >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Opensim-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-users > >
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