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... Labs froze his in-game assets, confiscated the land and terminated his account. Bragg sued Linden Labs for breach of contract, unfair trade practices, and later expanded ... , and then act as if they have no interest in it whatsoever." Similarly, Bragg is a cheat, and I do believe that his behaviour is more akin to fraud and hacking ... bank's security, or a phisher uttering such words about a consumer, and you will see how Bragg's behaviour is not only morally suspect, it could be even criminal. Pah, ...

... "The preservation of users' property rights is a necessary step toward the emergence of genuinely real online worlds." Plaintiff Bragg purchased virtual real property, the subject of which formed the basis of the lawsuit. In 2005, Plaintiff Bragg paid Linden to join ... Life and began to re-sell such parcels to other Residents for a profit. However, in April 2006, Linden sent Bragg a notice stating that he purchased virtual real property through an exploit and subsequently cancelled his account and ...

In an astonishingly anticlimactic ending to what could have been the landmark first case on virtual property, Bragg and Linden have entered into a confidential settlement agreement. And while I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for the agreement to be ... property from this case. I imagine it's only a matter of time until some other case does just what many of us expected from Bragg v. Linden, but we will have to wait and see what case does just that. Previous Law of the Game Coverage can be found ...

A reader forwarded a video made by the father of a soldier who served two tours of duty in Afghanistan and is stationed in Fort Bragg -- "Home of the Airborne and Special Operations Forces." If you give it a look, you will be astounded by the substandard housing that American soldiers -- our ... . The conditions shown in the tape wouldn't pass a Housing Court Judge's muster, so why would they be acceptable anywhere else in our great country? To view the video, please use this link: Fort Bragg 2008

Steven J Horowitz (Harvard University - Harvard Law School) has posted Bragg v Linden's Second Life: a Primer in Virtual World Justice (Ohio Northern University Law Review, Vol. 34, 2007) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This paper examines the CyberOne mock trial of Bragg v. Linden in Second Life, as an educational tool, a test of virtual world property disputes, and a model for virtual world justice. I argue that while the ...

Singer songwriter Billy Bragg has written an excellent column in The Guardian in which he writes: Having failed miserably in previous attempts to stamp out illicit filesharing, the record industry has now joined forces with other entertainment lobby groups to demand that the government takes action to protect their business model.............Fearful of the prospect of dragging their customers though the courts, with all the attendant costs and bad publicity, members of the record industry have ...

... one, for some reason, struck me as particularly depressing. Maybe because of the uselessness of the underlying violence. Or maybe because of the rapid change in tenor. W.V. -- I'll call him Wilson -- walks up to Hites Market in Sacramento and sees Adam Bragg, who's hanging out at the entrance to the store about to buy some beer. Wilson and Adam grew up together, but had not seen each other for some time. So it was a happy meeting. Wilson goes over to Adam and gives him a hug, saying "What's up, ...

The relatively-obscure US Army Court of Criminal Appeals Thursday overturned the conviction of Sgt. William J. Kreutzer, accused of a 1995 sniper attack at Fort Bragg North Carolina that killed an officer and wounded 18 other soldiers, on grounds that he was not adequately represented by the military defense lawyers assigned to his case. Read the opinion here. AP has more.

... , described Tuesday the events leading up to Brown's death last summer. Boyle is one of seven soldiers accused of involuntary manslaughter for Brown's death. Mignocchi and Sgt. Mitchell Lafortune, another soldier who was there the night Brown died, testified for 31/2hours combined on Tuesday at the Fort Bragg Courthouse. Their testimonies sketched a picture of a soldier, Brown, who was out of control and who was choked by Boyle into an unconsciousness that prosecutors say later proved fatal.

Testimony in the Martinez court martial resumed on Monday. Here are reports on Friday's and Monday's testimony. The defense stated yesterday they anticipate testimony won't end until next week. According to news reports at least one member and the military judge were tiring of what the military judge referred to as "repetitive testimony on inconsequential points." Not exactly the characterization of your case you hope for from the military judge.