Nu Vibez and Roleplay Guide Magazine - February 2014

So...What Now UCCSL? - p2 I'll let you draw your own conclusions, par cularly in light of the fact that it is now January 25th and we have had no response. I sent a third email to Peter, January 14th—sent it twice actually—and followed up with a cer ﬁed le er, which was signed for by the Lab on January 23rd. In this case, I copied Rod Humble as well. Apparently, it now requires a cer ﬁed le er to get a response—albeit, I've not yet had one. If I don't hear from the Lab in a few days, I will post the contents of that personal correspondence in the UCCSL blog at h p://unitedcontentcreatorsofsl.wordpress.com/. So... What now UCCSL? We are, ﬁrst and foremost, Crea ves. I and most in the group will con nue to create. Some will leave and smart ones will ensure that their work is distributed on other grids as well. Does that mean I'm throwing in the towel on eﬀec ng change to the Second Life Terms of Service? Not at all. I and others with more legal knowledge than I, ques on the legality of the Terms of Service under exis ng California State and Federal laws. If you are seriously oﬀended by and concerned about the ramiﬁca ons of the current Terms of Service language, I strongly encourage you to write to the following government en es and express your concerns, as is a right of any ci zen. If you are not a United States ci zen, then please write to the government agencies in your countries. I'll do you one be er. I've wri en out the le ers to each agency. All you have to do is put your legal name and address, ﬁll in a couple of blanks and pop them in the mail. You can ﬁnd them at: h ps://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B7l89N_zBbnNPSFpOeWY2eDQ&usp=sharing In light of the Lab's lack of responsiveness on this issue—four months now—I can't express strongly enough how important it is for you to exercise your individual rights to take ac on. I've given you the tools, but you have to put them to work. There is no magic pill; certainly not even deba ng the issue in forums, which has been done adnauseum, with no results. There is no group ac on, or ac on on my part, that is going to be as powerful as you picking up a pen and expressing your concerns in the right ears. I will con nue to seek avenues to take this issue public; from extending the reach of the UCCSL blog to my 13,000 Twi er followers to seeking out external press opportuni es. A orney General's Oﬃce California Department of Jus ce A n: Public Inquiry Unit P.O. Box 944255 Sacramento, CA 94244-2550 Federal Trade Commission 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20580 Re: Internet Intellectual Property Rights U.S. Department of Jus ce 10th & Cons tu on Ave., NW Criminal Division, (Computer Crime & Intellectual Property Sec on) John C. Keeney Building, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20530 RE: Intellectual Property Rights in Virtual Worlds L$100,000 Fundraising Hunt in March! You can look forward to a grid-wide surprise coming in March. UCCSL and many other individuals and groups will be ge ng together for a hunt. Hunts are always fun and this one is will be lucra ve to the winner. The sponsoring group has already garnered $L100,000 and the fundraising is just ramping up. The informa on gathered in this hunt will be a lovely addi on to our toolkit. I'd love to tell you more, but . . . “We believe that it would be more frui ul to avoid further debate of the asser ons made to date . . .” Peter Gray (Wording out of context, but I couldn't resist.) Stay tuned! Kylie Sabra Nu Vibez Magazine - February 2014 - 69

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