Comments on: Legal threats for Second Life? http://www.secondlifepros.com/2008/05/legal-threats-for-second-life/ Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 23 Aug 2008 14:26:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Jessica Holyoke http://www.secondlifepros.com/2008/05/legal-threats-for-second-life/comment-page-1/#comment-177 Jessica Holyoke Sun, 25 May 2008 12:39:16 +0000 http://www.secondlifepros.com/legal-threats-for-second-life/#comment-177 Interesting take on the article. With the employment law issue, while you are correct about it applying to the person, the problem is knowing which person to apply it to. The companion piece to my article in the Herald deals with the greeters for the CSI:NY sims created by the Electric Sheep Company being considered employees for tax purposes. That's great for a US company with US employees. Where it gets tricky is if the Sheep has non-US employees and in the US, which individual states can claim tax revenue and applicability of employer laws. Interesting take on the article.

With the employment law issue, while you are correct about it applying to the person, the problem is knowing which person to apply it to. The companion piece to my article in the Herald deals with the greeters for the CSI:NY sims created by the Electric Sheep Company being considered employees for tax purposes. That’s great for a US company with US employees. Where it gets tricky is if the Sheep has non-US employees and in the US, which individual states can claim tax revenue and applicability of employer laws.

]]> By: sbrunozzi http://www.secondlifepros.com/2008/05/legal-threats-for-second-life/comment-page-1/#comment-132 sbrunozzi Tue, 13 May 2008 13:10:58 +0000 http://www.secondlifepros.com/legal-threats-for-second-life/#comment-132 Hi Jim! As you can read, I say that there will be an urgent NEED, and that not every nation would adhere to that... I meant that global laws aren't easy to deploy or enforce :-) Regarding my articles: I'm sorry to hear that... It may also depend on the amount of time I can dedicate to this blog... Hope I'll be able to improve soon! Hi Jim!
As you can read, I say that there will be an urgent NEED, and that not every nation would adhere to that… I meant that global laws aren’t easy to deploy or enforce :-)

Regarding my articles: I’m sorry to hear that… It may also depend on the amount of time I can dedicate to this blog… Hope I’ll be able to improve soon!

]]> By: Jim Takanawa http://www.secondlifepros.com/2008/05/legal-threats-for-second-life/comment-page-1/#comment-131 Jim Takanawa Tue, 13 May 2008 12:48:55 +0000 http://www.secondlifepros.com/legal-threats-for-second-life/#comment-131 I think there won't be any GLOBAL law about virtual worlds, exactly there are no GLOBAL laws about the web. You simply can't expect any global law being enforced on the whole net. The history of the Internet shows that things don't work like that. Actually, I must admit I'm slightly disappointed by the articles you're publishing on this blog, because I really appreciate other works by you (e.g. Assisi) and I expected something more. Oh well, it's a problem of mine. So long! I think there won’t be any GLOBAL law about virtual worlds, exactly there are no GLOBAL laws about the web.

You simply can’t expect any global law being enforced on the whole net. The history of the Internet shows that things don’t work like that.

Actually, I must admit I’m slightly disappointed by the articles you’re publishing on this blog, because I really appreciate other works by you (e.g. Assisi) and I expected something more. Oh well, it’s a problem of mine. So long!

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