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Posts with tag trademark

The suspicion of [Name Removed]

by Brenda Holloway Apr 24th 2008 at 10:31AM

Filed under: Real life, Opinion, Second Life, Free-to-play, Legal, Virtual worlds, Humor

Van Hemlock would like to talk about a certain virtual world, but, alas, he cannot. It's not because he doesn't want to -- he does. Or because he thinks any less of ... this place, because he doesn't. It's just because he's careful. A certain entity has laid claim to some letters placed next to other letters, and he's just respecting their rights. Van Hemlock isn't angry. He's just confused.

Other games and virtual worlds have trademarks and yet manage not to anger their fan communities .... Right or wrong? We don't know, but Van Hemlock's hilarious take on the matter had us smirking and turning certain trademarked properties into pieces of public art for fun.

Tags: bloggers, copyright, humor, legal, linden-lab, opinion, second-life, sl, trademark, van-hemlock, virtual-worlds

SLART name in trademark dispute

by Tateru Nino Jan 19th 2008 at 10:00AM

Filed under: News items, Second Life, Legal

Richard Minsky, founder of The Center for Book Arts in New York City and owner of SLART Magazine is asserting ownership of his trademark in the broader wilds of Second Life, and potentially the surrounding media-sphere. Minsky started SLART magazine in December 2006 "as a critical review and journal of the arts in Second Life".

The trademark itself was applied for in March 2007, approved in December 2007, and now Minsky seeks to assert the rights and obligations associated with the SLART trademark.

Continue reading SLART name in trademark dispute

Tags: codebastard-redgrave, edward-lowe-foundation, featured, legal, richard-minsky, second-life, slart, slart-magazine, trademark, trademarks, vint-falken

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