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Malachi · 03-25-2008, 04:55 PM

I'd be tempted to scream "but they don't really intend to enforce it" if not for the fact of their "ban you for any reason or no reason" rule. A rule I note was on its way to being overruled when LL decided they didn't want it judged in Bragg v. Linden Lab.

Usually, the first step of trademark enforcement is a Cease & Desist letter because the trademark owner has to make you aware of your infringement so that you can correct it. Unfortunately, LL doesn't think too straightly so I wouldn't be surprised if the C&D came in the form of a bannination notice. Which itself is odd in a world full of anonymity. Can LL actually connect the administrator of SLU with the in-game avatar? Probably not without a subpoena, but they don't have to according to their rules.

Bunch of buttmonkeys, I tell ya!

03-25-2008, 04:55 PM	#155 (permalink)
Malachi the bathwater & the baby fish and bees are inherently sarcastic Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,664	I'd be tempted to scream "but they don't really intend to enforce it" if not for the fact of their "ban you for any reason or no reason" rule. A rule I note was on its way to being overruled when LL decided they didn't want it judged in Bragg v. Linden Lab. Usually, the first step of trademark enforcement is a Cease & Desist letter because the trademark owner has to make you aware of your infringement so that you can correct it. Unfortunately, LL doesn't think too straightly so I wouldn't be surprised if the C&D came in the form of a bannination notice. Which itself is odd in a world full of anonymity. Can LL actually connect the administrator of SLU with the in-game avatar? Probably not without a subpoena, but they don't have to according to their rules. Bunch of buttmonkeys, I tell ya!