Proper Behavior by Copyright Owner
Hurrah for civility and wit!
We seldom encounter a (U.S.) law firm with any common sense. But Darren Barefoot now knows that the lawyers representing Second Life Know where the sunshines from other places.
Instead of threatening him over his parody at the Get a First Life site, Linden Lab sent him a “Permitted and Proceed” letter. Here it is:
“We do not believe that reasonable people would argue as to whether the website located at http://www.getafirstlife.com/ constitutes parody – it clearly is. Linden Lab is well known among its customers and in the general business community as a company with enlightened and well-informed views regarding intellectual property rights, including the fair use doctrine, open source licensing, and other principles that support creativity and self-expression. We know parody when we see it.”
Read the post at Darren’s blog