Second Life

Linden Lab Clarifies Trademark Use

Now, why didn’t they do this in the first place?

Clarification here.

Thoughts? I don’t begrudge them protection of their trademarks. I took issue with how it was handled and the lack of clarification around why they put the protections in the terms of service, which seemed to suggest they might over-rule nominative fair use. Their current clarification seems reasoned, thoughtful, and should allay most fears, although sometimes poorly executed communication strategies leave a sort of bitter taste.

Ah well. Another day on the Grid. Better try to get on before peak concurrency and they shut half the features down.

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