"Anyone may assert copyright claims, and anyone may assert fair use claims.
Copyright law includes fair use and it includes provisions regarding infringement," Linden Lab wrote to CNET in a statement Friday. "Copyright law is applicable to works created in Second Life. While it's true that Second Life users own the content they create, a legal expert and others in the online news business, as well as the virtual world's publisher, Linden Lab, argue that the use of images or video from the "griefing" attack are almost certainly protected by fair use doctrine. We can not authorize the use of this image and the replication of the artwork and textures of the Anshe Chung avatar in this context."
"The source of the image, a video posted on YouTube, has already been removed. and without obtaining our permission to do so," Guntram Graef wrote to Sydney Morning Herald reporter Stephen Hutcheon in the January 5 e-mail. "I have to point out to you that you, most likely by accident, posted an image that contains artwork copyrighted by my wife Ailin Graef and by Anshe Chung Studios, Ltd. When filed a complaint with the popular video service claiming that Graef's copyrights had been infringed because images of her avatar were used without her permission, YouTube promptly removed the video.Īnshe Chung Studios has also, in a private e-mail, alerted The Sydney Morning Herald, which ran a December 21 story, along with a screenshot, on the attack, that it should take down the photograph because the newspaper, too, was hosting an infringing image.
The controversy stemmed from video taken during an interview with Anshe Chung, the virtual world's biggest land owner, conducted by CNET in last month.ĭuring the interview-which took place in a digital theater in front of dozens of audience members' avatars-a group intent on sabotaging the event attacked it with 15 minutes of animated penises and photographs of Anshe Chung's real-life owner, Ailin Graef, digitally altered to make her look like she was holding a giant penis.Īfterward, a video of the attack was posted on YouTube. Last month, Anshe Chung Studios demanded that YouTube delete the recording, citing the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, which generally requires Web sites to remove material that infringes on copyright laws. If you are interested in creating rigged products for this avatar, you may contact us for the rigging dummies! HOWEVER, as of right now, the dummies are only for Maya.A Second Life land developer has convinced YouTube to pull down an off-color video of her virtual self being harassed during an interview, raising novel questions about the legal rights of virtual-world participants.
#SECOND LIFE AVATOR HOW TO#
You are absolutely encouraged to create and sell your own mods for the Marinimal avatars! If you are selling your creations however, you will need to include BOM layers for your product, or include instructions on how to apply your textures to the avatar! If you create BOM layers to sell you can reference the ones included, but make sure to create your own as the ones included in the product are no transfer! Using your new Marinimal Avatar is as easy as replacing your current outfit with the folder of your new product! Once that's done, you can check out the contents inside to remove items, mix and match with any other Marinimals you might have purchased! Be sure to check out Marinimal HUD, it includes jaw/eye/mouth states, body and tail animations and an alpha HUD! The Marinimals avatar is a fully customizable avatar that includes a selection of mix and match layers and parts! You are fully encouraged to play with all included materials to create your perfect Marinimal! How this functions is that the textures of each body, set of fins, tails and eyes are included as interchangeable BOM layers! All you have to do to get started is to replace your current outfit with the contents of the included folder! Please read the info below thoroughly so you can get the most out of your product! Thank you for your interest in the Marinimals!
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