Second Life sex toy fraud case goes to court
October 30, 2007
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Six Second Life-based store owners in the US are taking a 36-year-old man to court for allegedly counterfeiting shoes, clothes, beds and sex toys, The New York Post reported.
One of the store owners, Kevin Alderman, told the Post that the man allegedly copied items from his Second Life store, which sells products embedded with codes to allow sex between online characters.
“It’s stealing,” Alderman told the newspaper.
Another user, Shannon Grei, said that she had been selling virtual clothing online without any problems until the man allegedly started copying her products, which sell between 50 cents and $4.
“Over time, it’s going to add up, and it’s going to add up quickly,” Ms Grei said.
The group’s lawyer, Frank Tanney, told the Post that he believed they had a strong case against the user.
“This is not a joke,” Mr Tanney said.
“This is not a game. This hurts them.”
The user in the middle of the controversy reportedly said that he had done nothing wrong.
“They can say whatever they want to say,” he reportedly said.
“It’s a video game.”
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