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Originally Posted by Anya Ristow  I also think that the limited success that SL has had has been accidental. I think it's successful first because it is so flexible (and LL should get lots of credit there), and second because it appeared to be a place where intellectual property was encouraged and respected. I suspect the last bit was just lip-service, though, and I don't see any of the new players taking it any more seriously. |
The flexibility and openness can be wholly attributed to Philip Rosedale who pushed that vision through with the millions he spent to get the project off the ground. I doubt that he ever saw it as an investment, but more as an expensive hobby. It's past time for him to hand the reigns to a professional business manager, and past time for the production grid to be handed off to a land management company separate from the research and development group. These are the critical failure points of the project.
I agree that supporting IP rights is lip service beyond removing rezzed copies of DCMA challenged material. One does have to file the paperwork though, and can't truly expect LL to do anymore than that plus providing court ordered data.