The story so far...
After protests and discussions failed to cause substantive change Linden Lab's stated plans to increase the price and reduce the capabilities of services already sold, the Grid Representation Foundation is engaged in a substantial campaign to preserve the rights of all users of Second Life against this unfair and possibly illegal action taken against the owners and renters of "Open Space" simulators (also known as Void Sims) by Linden Lab. These actions have substantially prejudiced all users of the Second Life environment as they have lead to major distortions in the property market, and effectively destroyed the value of substantial investments in the Second Life environment.
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What can I do if I owned any Open Space Sims?
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If you are in a position to file a claim due to Linden Lab's actions, in order to participate in the Foundation's activities in trying to reach a reasonable solution, please start by registering if you have not already done so, after which you can join in the proceedings by submitting your claim information. You can also join us in discussing the matters in forums, and upload images of your affected Sims into the gallery. You can support The Grid Representation Foundation indirectly by buying the GridRep merchandise from CafePress.com, as a portion of each sale goes towards financing the Foundation. The option to support The Foundation directly is not yet available to the general public. |
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The 5 steps to take: |
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Sim Owners who have been forced by the collapse in the value of their sims, the destruction of the rental market by Linden Lab spokespersons' damaging statements, and the threat of large fee increases and significant reductions in functionality to sell their Open Space sims have lost not only their "set-up fees" and the cost of owning the sim while it was built, along with the value of any improvements, but the enjoyment of their usifruct which payment of the set-up fees and tier entitled them.
Some might attempt to argue that the Linden Lab's Terms of Service (TOS) precludes consequential damages, but these losses were caused by unfair actions, or illegal actions, or both on the part of Linden Lab, and as you cannot contractually exclude the consequences of acting in bad faith, the TOS would in any case be null and void.
Linden Lab were repeatedly warned that their actions were unfair and might be illegal, combined with demonstrations and appeals, and despite this they have continued with their actions. This means that if their actions are found to be unfair and, or, illegal, that they would have been acting willfully, wantonly and recklessly, with no reasonable excuse.
