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Second Life "land" dispute moves offline to federal courtroom »

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A virtual land dispute in Second Life will be resolved in federal court after a judge's ruling. A lawsuit filed in May of 2006 by Pennsylvania attorney Marc Bragg accused Linden Lab and its CEO Philip Rosedale of wrongfully seizing his virtual land and unilaterally shutting down his Second Life accountÃ;Â¢Ã¢â

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HMTKSteve
June 4, 2007, 9:23 a.m.
I remember when this story first hit. I think the guy had found a way to bid on land that was not exactly released. They let him buy it and then took it back later.
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Neophile
June 4, 2007, 10:44 p.m.
It's ridiculous for courts to have to deal with this nonsense. Why don't second life citizens set up a virtual court to handle disputes such as this?