Hear Phil Rosedale Decribe Land Ownership rights in Second Life --- Hear Mitch Kapor describe the end of land ownership model -- And Articles on Past Statements; Cory Linden on Ownership

ROSEDALE
Phil Rosedale describes land ownership rights in Second Life. Click here to download the file. Download mp3 file. Click here to hear him speak. Click to Listen

Rosedale defines land ownership as "rent" for a cpu. May 18, 2007  Click Here to Read

Virtual Real Estate Boom Draws Real Dollars - "The idea of land ownership and the ease with which you can own land and do something with it... is intoxicating," - June 3, 2004 - USA Today

Second Life Residents To Own Digital Creations - Nov. 14, 2003 - Linden Lab

Virtual Land Sales and in-world economy driving growth  Sept. 7, 2005 - Linden Lab

How I Did It... February, 2007 - Inc.com

Virtual Rules - Real Life Lawyers & Second Life Avatars March, 2007 abc.net.au

KAPOR
Mitch Kapor, Linden Second Life Chairman Interview - moving away from land sales business model - land of no value?

Linden's Chairman, Mitch Kapor Interview - Moving Away from Land Sale Business Model 1/26/07

Cory "Linden"  Ondrejka - ESCAPING THE GILDED CAGE USER CREATED CONTENT AND BUILDING THE METAVERSE & Living on the Edge
"While the argument that virtual goods are property might be flawed when applied to content created by the game’s developers, it is clear that content built using atomistic creation is property and needs to be treated as such."  "Rather than attempting to recreate intellectual property law, Second Life’s developers decided to allow real world laws to reach into the virtual world."