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Real Lawsuit over Virtual Property

By pete_gallagher

A battle over virtual property in the online community Second Life has resulted in a lawsuit.

Four virtual property owners filed a lawsuit on April 15 of this year, alleging that developer Linden Lab gave players a false impression that they actually owned their online holdings, reports CNN.

The suit (PDF), which seeks at least $5 million in damages, alleges that:

… Defendants falsely advertised to the public as a whole that all right, title and interest to the virtual land and all associated ownership rights would pass to buyers and that Plaintiffs and Main Class members would retain their intellectual property rights in and to virtual items. Read More

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Full post as published by GamePolitics.com on May 10, 2010 (boomark / email).

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