Virtual Land, Real Court, Real Money

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Thursday May 18, 2006 @04:32AM from the virtual-world-real-courts dept.

Wired is reporting on what may be a first: a real world court appearance over a virtual land claim. From the article: "The attorney, Marc Bragg of West Chester, Pennsylvania, says game developer Linden Lab unilaterally shut down his Second Life account, cutting off his access to a substantial portfolio of real estate and currency in the virtual world. He's demanding $8,000 in restitution. Bragg claims Linden Lab froze his account after a land deal went bad. The attorney said he found a legitimate way to purchase land at prices far below market rates, using an online auction on the Second Life website."

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Re:Wow by WatchTheTramCarPleas · 2006-05-18 04:51 · Score: 4, Funny

If you notice the outdoors, slashdot isn't the site for you.
Settle it in-game! by Rob+T+Firefly · 2006-05-18 05:12 · Score: 4, Funny

I don't know much about Second Life (still trying to figure out the first one) but if it's already a video game, Linden should be able to put together a little PVP system that lets anyone with a dispute like this take it into the Thunderdome. Two avatars enter, one avatar gets deleted.

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