The Public Good Challenge Can tangible public good be created in a virtual world? The USC Network Culture Project has offered a challenge in SL to answer this question.
A Taste of India SLNN meets the creator behind brand new Indian-inspired fashion range Zaara Indian Couture.
Brooklyn really IS watching The Jack the Pelican art gallery in Brooklyn New York streams Second Life art gallery.
Prims falling like water SLNN spends a day in the life of the prim goddess responsible for the much-loved jewelry and footwear store Shiny Things.
The write stuff This Friday, the second annual Book Fair of Second Life opens. Since last year, it’s grown eight times in size, but it’s still a place where book lovers, authors and publishers meet.
Protests in Second Life Last week marked a week of protests by Second Life residents along with grid stability, failed services and Linden Lab sponsored events.
Library happenings Upcoming Info Island events include workshops, duels and storytelling.
Virtually Speaking brings progressive thinkers to Second Life Last week Salon.com blogger Glen Greenwald was a guest on Virtually Speaking and discussed how the media and conservative politicians have distracted voters from the real issues that face the USA. Tonight's guest at 6 p.m. SLT will be Eric Haas, who will discuss how "frames" affect immigration policy
Sculptures that tell stories “I am just a silly mind trying to paint the air with pixels and make music with no sound” is how elros Tuominen perceives himself. A look into three of his large immersive creations, however proves him being an experienced and skilled Second Life artist.
Open source is in the eye of the beholder Kit argues there is little if any need for "Copy Bots", though it is up to the creator to protect his or her IP rights and existing laws do need revamped.
EXCLUSIVE PART TWO: When the the rightful IP owner steps up "International Intellectual Property Law is very specific on what constitutes a derivative. For example, you can't take a Da Vinci painting and paint a new nose on Mona Lisa and call
it yours. The resulting painting is still the intellectual property of the owner of Mona Lisa. It's really that simple." Tom Marlin
SLNN EXCLUSIVE: When the the rightful IP owner steps up Part One: As a follow-up to last week's story that Marlin Studios had granted one Second Life resident the exclusive rights to resell its textures, owner of 3D Concepts Vryl Valkrie explains to SLNN and SL residents what has happened in the wake.
Avatarian News 3 - The Pendulum of Sagely Refinement Starting this week, the Avatarian News will be printing teachings from The Avatars of Change?s Prelate, Taras Balderdash, on the Avatarian Way.
Posted January 15, 2007
Avatarian News Issue Two News by, for, and about, The Avatars of Change, a monastic order that collects charity and promotes interfaith discussion in Second Life.
