San Francisco - A group of virtual landowners in Linden Labs’ "Second Life" online virtual world has filed a class action lawsuit against the company, claiming the company broke the law when it rescinded their ownership rights, Mashable reported.
The suit alleges fraud and violation of California’s consumer protection laws, arguing that Linden Labs "knowingly offered to sell the class members virtual land and the ability to acquire ownership rights in virtual property and then took the plaintiffs’ property and did not honor the owners’ rights in their property."
The plaintiffs say a change in the terms of service of Second Life forced them to either accept new terms that rescinded their virtual property ownership rights, or else be locked out of the site.
They also allege that Linden Labs "froze and deleted or converted all the U.S. Dollars, virtual land, and property that Plaintiffs had entrusted to Defendants without offering any explanation or recourse for recovery."
http://tinyurl.com/25mx72q
(Mashable)
http://tinyurl.com/26bcpw8 (PDF of complaint)
http://www.virtuallanddispute.com
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