Nu Vibez and Roleplay Guide Magazine - March 2014 | Page 35

A Picture’s Worth A Thousand Words - p3 photography are we not? You were recently contacted by Linden Labs about a photograph of yours. Besides the obvious excitement over the reason why for the contact, we felt it poignant, in the heat of the TOS nightmare, to share what they had to say to you or rather, ask you. Won't you, in your words, tell us what happened, what they asked and what has transpired since? WREN: It was a very simple Flickr e-mail that arrived from an SL account last month. Basically, they asked if I would be willing to give them permission to use one of my photographs for the SL login page. They also requested an e-mail where they could send the permission form that I was to fill out and return to the LL Legal Department. FILIPA: I must say, to spite all the nega ve press surrounding the new SL TOS, it brings great hope to my heart that t h e y o b v i o u s l y r e c o g n i ze d y o u r ownership of your art. How did they exactly word their request? WREN: Yes, I absolutely agree!! The Permission Agreement stated: "Linden Lab requests your permission to use the images and/or designs created or prepared by you ... in connec on with the d eve l o p m e nt , re p ro d u c o n , a n d distribu on of the AV Material and all later edi ons of it, for Marke ng Purposes in English and all foreign language transla ons, by Linden Lab or its successors or licensees throughout the world in all media now known or herea er devised." My permission is a world-wide, non-exclusive, royalty-free The Photo Licensed by Linden Labs Nu Vibez Magazine - February 2014 - 35