Nu Vibez and Roleplay Guide Magazine - January 2014 | Page 50

Building
Bridges &
M o v i n g
Mountains
The United Content
Creators of SL
Ar cle by Filipa Thespian
Photos by Natacha Haroldsen
& Filipa Thespian
ToS is a hot topic we hear all over the forums and
on the blogs these days. In August of 2013, Second
Life Creator, Linden Labs, set the virtual world on
its ear when they announced the new updates to
their Terms of Service, seeming to claim
ownership of everything and the right to make it
available on other pla orms without the creator's
consent or knowledge.
But what does this mean really -- to the creators
and to shoppers? Kylie Sabra, creator of the
United Content Creators of SL, an organiza on of
nearly 600 members that started in 2013, joins us
to help answer our ques ons, alleviate our fears
and provide a hopeful direc on for the future for
content creators and shoppers alike.
NVM: Thank you so much for joining us Kylie.
KYLIE: I'm delighted to be here.

Kylie Sabra, Founder UCCSL
NVM: How did the Content Creator community
react when the new ToS came to light?
KYLIE: There were those few that actually read the
ToS who caught on first. Over the next 30 days the
news spread grid-wide, resul ng nothing short of
fury.

NVM: Tell us Kylie, how the United Content
Creators of SL (UCCSL) came to be?

NVM: Well, what is the big deal with the ToS
debate? Why are content creator's so upside down
over it?

KYLIE: The group started in response to the
outcry over the August, 2013 Terms of Service.

KYLIE: In Sec on 2.3 of the ToS, Linden Labs lays
claim to content we create; to use in any way,

50- Nu Vibez Magazine - January 2014