Decoding the Blue Mars Terms of Service
Privacy and Protection, Virtual World Platforms | (14)
Following the recent (and vibrant) discussions of intellectual property and license rights in Second Life, and this week's announcements about Blue Mars, I thought I'd take a look at the Blue Mars terms of service.
First, I should not that I don't personally believe that Blue Mars is a competitor to Second Life. It's better thought of as an MMO development platform and is more comparable to Sony's Home than SL or OpenSim. Its architecture depends on heavy and time-consuming downloads in order to provide a more controlled experience for users which provides a visually compelling experience, allows a large ...