[opensource-dev] impending lawsuit?

[Tateru Nino]

I'm aware of the speed-rez stuff, because it's been discussed numerous
times over the last five years. The earliest mention I can recall off
the top of my head is a suggestion from Phoenix back in early 06.

I've already read the complaint and docs and I'm working on an article
on it.

On 14/04/2010 6:28 PM, Lance Corrimal wrote:
> Hey all,
>
> just got this notecard inworld:
>
> "Hello.
>
> You are reading this because you were listed in a lawsuit by Belial Foulsbane 
> and Scarlett Vielle.   
> Somehow you are a victim of his False DMCA claims, and his ongoing effort to 
> manipulate LL into killing off his competition for the "Emerald Speed Rez".
>
> If you would like to join the defendants against this paperwork-greifer in a 
> counter lawsuit please contact me with your SL name and anything else at 
> primeinx at gmail.com
>
> Do not be scared
> 1)  Scarlett Vielle claimed that they automaticly had a protected copyright 
> from the moment they made anything.
> (The US copyright office is not aware of every creation in SL, does not issue 
> free copyrights, and does not issue anything without a proper filing)
>
> 2)  There is no copyright registered in the united states:
> http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First
>
> 3)  Linden Labs cannot be sued.  Yet he filed against them.
>
> 4) The judges signature on his legal papers he faxed to LL is blank.
>
> 5)  He cannot copyright the word "Emerald" for the same reason he cannot 
> copyright the word "SecondLife" or "Microsoft".
>
> He is a paperwork bully filing false DMCA claims as you know.
>
> If you have any ideas to stop this madman, do please share them.
> Lets create a group and fight him off shall we?
>
> zFire"
>
>
> ... is that guy out of his mind?
>
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Tateru Nino
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