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Making the Case That Virtual Property Is a Bad Idea 184

Posted by timothy on Thursday August 13 2009, @03:07PM
from the contrarians-just-can't-get-along dept.

pacergh writes "Many legal commentaries on virtual property argue that it should exist. Others argue why it can exist. None seem to explicitly spell out what virtual property will look like or how it will affect online worlds. Lost in the technology love-fest are the problems virtual property might bring. The Virtual Property Problem lays out a model for what virtual property might look like and then applies it to various scenarios. This highlights the problems of carving virtual property out of a game developer's rights in his creation. From the abstract: '"Virtual property" is a solution looking for a problem.' The article explains the 'failure of property rights to benefit the users, developers, and virtual resources of virtual worlds.'"

Comment: Re:Euro symbol (Score 1) 548

by Aefix on Sunday April 20 2008, @09:07PM (#23137952) Attached to: Has Your Identiy Ever Been Stolen?

In HTML documents, it is best to refer to the euro currency with words and to avoid using the euro sign, until sufficiently widespread support to it exists in browsers. If you use the euro sign, the correct numeric reference is and the correct entity reference is €. http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/html/euro.html

New York Taxi Drivers Will Strike if GPS installed-> 0

Submitted by

wooferhound

on Friday August 24 2007, @12:33PM

wooferhound writes "http://www.gpsdaily.com/reports/New_York_taxi_driv ers_threaten_two-day_strike_999.html New York's taxi drivers on Thursday said they would mount a two-day strike in early September if authorities did not scrap plans to introduce satellite positioning systems in the city's yellow cabs. "We are ready to go on strike on September 5 and September 6," Bhairavi Desai, executive director of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance, which represents some 8,400 of New York's 26,000 cabbies, told AFP."
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Sun to change ticker symbol to JAVA 0

Submitted by C3ntaur on Thursday August 23 2007, @02:08PM

C3ntaur writes "
Sun Microsystems today announced that it will change its Nasdaq stock ticker symbol from SUNW to JAVA, the ubiquitous technology and brand it created in 1995. The stock ticker change will go into effect for the trading community on Monday, August 27, 2007.

"The Java brand and technology have evolved to be among the most pervasive on the internet, yielding extraordinary awareness for Sun and opportunity for the community that leverages it," said Jonathan Schwartz, president and CEO of Sun. "More than a billion people across the globe, representing nearly every demographic, market and industry, rely upon Java's security, innovation and value to connect them with opportunity. That awareness positions Sun, and now our investor base, for the future."

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Bioshock DRM Causes Massive Outcry-> 0

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Dr Kool, PhD

on Thursday August 23 2007, @02:01PM

Dr Kool, PhD writes "The PC DVD version of Bioshock is loaded with DRM like no other game ever released, and the outcry has reached critical mass. PC Gamer editors are reporting that they are not able to install and activate the game more than twice, even when previous copies are uninstalled. Thousands of complaints from frustrated buyers have flooded 2K Games' official Bioshock forum. The game uses a new version of the rootkit SecuROM to do its dirty deeds."
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SCO stock takes a dump 0

Submitted by DrXym on Monday August 13 2007, @01:18PM

DrXym writes "The SCO ball of twine keeps unravelling. Following the total disintegration of their legal case on Friday, SCO's stock took a pounding today falling a whopping 70%. That puts SCOX well and truly into NASDAQ delisting territory, assuming they last the 120 days required to be removed. So long SCO, we hardly knew ye."

SCO to fight on? 0

Submitted by lunartik on Monday August 13 2007, @12:56PM

lunartik writes "Forbes declares SCO DOA, but from the article:

SCO said it was "obviously disappointed with the ruling," but also indicated it intends to carry on with its lawsuit against Novell. "Although the district judge ruled in Novell's favor on important issues, the case has not yet been fully vetted by the legal system and we will continue to explore our options with respect to how we move forward from here."
Novell isn't scared:

Novell, in a statement, said: "The court's ruling has cut out the core of SCO's case and, as a result, eliminates SCO's threat to the Linux community based upon allegations of copyright infringement of UNIX. We are extremely pleased with the outcome."
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SCO gets thumped in Novell vs. SCO. 0

Submitted by dbhost on Monday August 13 2007, @12:44PM

dbhost writes "Accoding to this Forbes.com article the SCO group got dealt a serious blow in their defense of Novell vs. SCO. The judge in the case has ruled that ownership of the UNIX IP in question was not transferred to SCO in the 1995 sale of assets. One can assume that champagne is being uncorked in the executive suites at IBM, Daimler Chyrsler, Novell, Red Hat, and Auto Zone."

Elton John wants Internet Shut Down-> 0

Submitted by jrsumm on Wednesday August 01 2007, @10:08PM

jrsumm writes "Elton John agrees that music today is worse than music of yesteryear. And he knows the culprit. The internet. Because now anybody can become an artist. "Instead they sit at home and make their own records, which is sometimes OK, but it doesn't bode well for long-term artistic vision". Quick blurbs, not real stories, at hollywoodrag and news.com.com. Of course you can find more sites(mostly blogs) with the exact same info at google news."
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Modchip Stores Raided in US 0

Submitted by EvilGoodGuy on Wednesday August 01 2007, @10:03PM

EvilGoodGuy writes ""ICE partners with industry to launch largest enforcement action of its kind targeting importers and distributors of illegal devices used to circumvent anti-piracy technology in top gaming consoles 32 search warrants executed in nationwide intellectual property rights investigation." Link"