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Originally Posted by Rosie Barthelmess  One has to wonder if this will be enforced the way casinos and gambling was enforced. |
It'll only be enforced if and when it's in the best interests of LL to enforce it.
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Originally Posted by Rosie Barthelmess Perhaps the wee little bloggers and sites that don't generate any actual profit or revenue won't be chased down and crucified. At least not right away. |
Believe it or not, revenue doesn't make that much difference in some aspects of IP law. In terms of a Fair Use defense, for instance, revenue is merely counted as one prong of a four-pronged test used to measure the extent of the alleged violation.
What's going to be interesting is to see what will happen once the RIAA and/or ASCAP/BMI gets involved in the use of music in
SL. It hasn't happened, yet...but I'd keep an eye on that front.