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that has solemnly agreed to adhere to a rigid
set of ethical and consumer-protec on
standards. LoveCat Thei has taken this project
under her wing and I'm excited at her ini al
efforts. The seal offers consumer assurance
and in turn a larger market share for
par cipa ng vendors. An addi onal benefit
will be a swipe at content thieves in SL.
NVM: Your UCCSL documenta on men ons
Guilds! What a fantas c idea Kylie. Tell us
about the UCCSL Guilds, their purpose and
why they are so powerful for creators.
KYLIE: The guilds were a medieval concept
that brought creators of specific disciplines
together to form appren ceships, educate and
lobby for rights. So the UCCSL guilds are
separate sub-groups that are home to each of
the separate kinds of creators in Second Life.
NVM: Where does the UCCSL stand on the
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topic of content the , what are your goals on
this topic in 2014 and why is content the as
important for non-creators as it is for those
making the goods we buy?
KYLIE: I'm working to establish a program
similar to "Neighborhood Watch" in the U.S.,
where neighbors work together to prevent
crime in their own neighborhoods by being
watchful and repor ng issues to police quickly.
We will work to educate all SL residents on the
damage caused by content thieves and how to
route them out. The phrase that pays is, “Nu
Vibez Magazine Rocks My 2014!”
Using our website as a central point, we will
show people how to react when they spot
suspected content the . We can take this prechewed data and give it over to Linden Labs. We
will be looking at other ac ons we can ethically
take with regard to the data we gather.