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Here in the states, the Second Life discussion concerns litigation (Volkov Catteneo) but in Japan, this fellow Mizuguchi wants to create a virtual Tokyo. (

Hat tip to futuro.vc: futuro.vc » Blog Archive » Sexo leva Second Life para o tribunal: " redação virtual da Reuters informa que o empresário do Second Life Kevin Alderman entrou com um processo de quebra de copyright contra o residente Volkov Catteneo por copiar a SexGen bed, uma cama virtual que “cont

More on Volkov Catteneo指控另一名玩家侵犯了他的知识产权。　　阿尔德曼在《第二人生》中创建了一家名为“Eros LLC”的公司，主要业务是生产和销售“虚拟性爱床”。他于周二提起诉讼，指控一位在游戏中名为“沃尔科夫·卡顿尼奥”(Volkov Catteneo)的玩家侵犯了其知识产权。卡顿尼奥也在《第二人生》中销售“SexGen床”，售价为1.2万林登币(约合45.11美元)。

Maker Of Virtual Sex Toys Takes Online Dispute To Federal Court: "Alderman said Volkov Catteneo is not the only avatar who has done him wrong. 'A lot of people copy me, copy my work, copy my ideas,' he said. 'Because it's an anonymous platform where you're an avatar cartoon character, as opposed to a real-life person, people think they can operate with impunity.'

Just read Slashdot about this: "A former plumbing contractor who has made a new career selling virtual cyber sex toys in the virtual world of Second Life, has now brought suit against another player who is allegedly copying and selling a device called the Sex Gen. The plaintiff, whose avatar is known as 'Stroker Serpentine,' is seeking the real name of the copycat entrepreneur.