[opensource-dev] oh give me a break

[Lawson English]

Vex Streeter wrote:
> Soft Linden wrote:
>   
>> Any additional ideas on squashing fraud are always appreciated, via
>> mail to security at lindenlab.com. Please don't hold those discussions on
>> this list.
>>   
>>     
> Understood - I know there is considerable effort in this area.  Mainly I 
> wanted to opine that such limits are much more effective than DRM at 
> discouraging profit-motive copyright infringement.
>
>
>   

Well, "DRM" the SL permissions system ain't but it IS a "digital rights 
management system" in the broader sense that it is meant to enable at 
least legal protections against IP theft...

...and, the one court case I'm aware of almost established that it is 
sufficient for taking legal action. At least the judge didn't toss the 
case out of court at first glance.

Lawson