Ralf--ty. It seems clear that there a at least 3 parties needed to have a trust network for a grid regarding digital content--content creator, buyer and the grid owner. SL so far has not considered anything outside itself--but I suppose there is a question really about whether digital items sold on the SL are usable in a private/closed grid. I would say that the usage breaks the CC standard which is non-commercial. So if the er, military contractors are using items bought on the main grid for commercial purposes, I would argue that they in fact do not have a right to do that. SL should get more serious about enforcing DRM and managing a more complex licencing terms or I would hope there should be some legal test cases to protect the rights of the content creators.
Ralf--ty. It seems clear that
Sun, 06/07/2009 - 19:54 — RightAsRain RimbaudRalf--ty. It seems clear that there a at least 3 parties needed to have a trust network for a grid regarding digital content--content creator, buyer and the grid owner. SL so far has not considered anything outside itself--but I suppose there is a question really about whether digital items sold on the SL are usable in a private/closed grid. I would say that the usage breaks the CC standard which is non-commercial. So if the er, military contractors are using items bought on the main grid for commercial purposes, I would argue that they in fact do not have a right to do that. SL should get more serious about enforcing DRM and managing a more complex licencing terms or I would hope there should be some legal test cases to protect the rights of the content creators.