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The Archives
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06.30.09Australia’s ‘Second Life Ban’: Linden CommentsI recently posted about the so-called "Australian ban" of Second Life, which is actually a much broader issue, and has garnered significant attention from both the virtual world and gaming communities. (My post also generated significant comments, all of it worth reading, thanks everyone for contributing). Linden Lab has provided the following "official comment": "Linden Lab has received no indications from the Australian government that it plans to block Second Life and will keep our community apprised of any developments on that front. In the meantime, we want to assure Australian Residents that Second Life remains accessible and functioning in your region. Australia ...
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06.26.09Who Should Control Freedoms in Virtual Worlds?Apropos of yesterday's odd and oddly disturbing move by the Australian government, a new blog post on Metanomics asks the question: "Who Should Responsible for Assuring Fundamental Freedoms in Virtual Worlds?" The post, by Metanomics government and policy correspondent Sterling Wright asks whether virtual worlds should be considered services or places, ISPs or 'cultures'. She points to Europe: The Council of Europe seek(s) to define the responsibilities of ISPs. The Council’s Guidelines reflect an effort to apply to ISPs the responsibility of assuring “human rights” on the web. The Council argues that access to internet services is increasingly a prerequisite for engaging ...
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06.25.09Australia to Ban Second Life?According to the Inquisitr, new laws in Australia will mean that Second Life is banned on that continent. The site reports: "The Australian Minister for Censorship has today confirmed what I’ve been reporting for nearly two years: online adult games including Second Life will be banned in Australia. A spokesman for Censorship Minister Stephen “Goebbels” Conroy confirmed that “under the filtering plan, it will be extended to downloadable games, flash-based web games and sites which sell physical copies of games that do not meet the MA15+ standard.” In Australia, the MA15+ rating means that the content is restricted to those aged 15 ...
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