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Title: Man sues Second Life creator over terminated account Post by: Trippy on May 09, 2006, 11:15:55 PM Man sues Second Life creator over terminated account (http://www.f13.net/index.php?itemid=74)
Title: Re: Man sues Second Life creator over terminated account Post by: Murgos on May 10, 2006, 06:56:14 AM Man sues Second Life creator over terminated account (http://www.f13.net/index.php?itemid=74) I wish him luck but he is going to find out very quickly that he didn't buy what he thought he did.Title: Re: Man sues Second Life creator over terminated account Post by: Trippy on May 10, 2006, 07:14:55 AM He makes an interesting point though that the game explicitly supports a two-way exchange market of in-game currency and US dollars (i.e. you can buy L$ for US$ and sell L$ for US$ through their Web site). If the game creator can arbitrarily freeze accounts that is real money that is being locked up.
Title: Re: Man sues Second Life creator over terminated account Post by: tazelbain on May 10, 2006, 07:30:13 AM I support the end of the concept of virtual property.
Title: Re: Man sues Second Life creator over terminated account Post by: Xanthippe on May 12, 2006, 11:23:17 AM What kind of a moron buys virtual property for investment purposes?
Sheesh. I'll be surprised if this case gets beyond a summary judgment (against him, of course). Title: Re: Man sues Second Life creator over terminated account Post by: tazelbain on May 12, 2006, 11:34:17 AM But if the company is facilitating the transaction and encouraging people to spend money on virtual property, why shouldn't owner of said virtual property expect to not have the property stolen by the company. I hate virtual property. I hate the people who sell virtual property then rip off the buyers and say "It's not real, it doesn't count" even more.
Title: Re: Man sues Second Life creator over terminated account Post by: HaemishM on May 12, 2006, 11:49:26 AM What kind of a moron buys virtual property for investment purposes? The truth points to itself. Title: Re: Man sues Second Life creator over terminated account Post by: Broughden on May 14, 2006, 01:24:30 AM What kind of a moron buys virtual property for investment purposes? Sheesh. I'll be surprised if this case gets beyond a summary judgment (against him, of course). There is a guy in Miami who was recently in the news. He rents property on a Space Station he bought in some game run out of the Netherlands. He clears around 12k US$ a month he said in rental fees. He is hoping once his night club and other things open he will double that. Title: Re: Man sues Second Life creator over terminated account Post by: Trippy on May 14, 2006, 01:30:05 AM Yeah that's Entropia Universe (http://www.entropiauniverse.com/en/rich/5000.html) (formerly Project Entropia).
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