Comments on: Dune roleplayers in Second Life squelched by IP takedown notice http://futurismic.com/2009/04/09/dune-roleplayers-in-second-life-squelched-by-ip-takedown-notice/ Presenting the fact and fiction of tomorrow since 2001 Sat, 19 May 2012 23:03:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Matt http://futurismic.com/2009/04/09/dune-roleplayers-in-second-life-squelched-by-ip-takedown-notice/comment-page-1/#comment-41437 Matt Sun, 09 Aug 2009 21:27:00 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=6925#comment-41437 Oh my god, I had this exact image of Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson even before reading this. Earlier today, I found an old article talking about the awesome Dune RP on Second Life, so I downloaded SL and tried to teleport there. When I found out it didn't exist, I searched Google and found this article. To "A.N. Onomous": They're not protecting their rights, they're protecting their money and their franchise. They created a completely different Dune universe than the one that Frank Herbert originally made, and quite honestly, theirs sucks. And if they feel so insecure that they need to sue such a small community of roleplayers (between 50 and 75 at its peak, supposedly) to "Protect their rights" then they deserve whatever insults they get. Oh my god, I had this exact image of Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson even before reading this. Earlier today, I found an old article talking about the awesome Dune RP on Second Life, so I downloaded SL and tried to teleport there. When I found out it didn’t exist, I searched Google and found this article.

To “A.N. Onomous”: They’re not protecting their rights, they’re protecting their money and their franchise. They created a completely different Dune universe than the one that Frank Herbert originally made, and quite honestly, theirs sucks. And if they feel so insecure that they need to sue such a small community of roleplayers (between 50 and 75 at its peak, supposedly) to “Protect their rights” then they deserve whatever insults they get.

]]> By: Paul Raven http://futurismic.com/2009/04/09/dune-roleplayers-in-second-life-squelched-by-ip-takedown-notice/comment-page-1/#comment-28122 Paul Raven Wed, 13 May 2009 18:00:07 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=6925#comment-28122 I love how you're so proud of your viewpoint you're commenting anonymously. Does that make us even? ;) I love how you’re so proud of your viewpoint you’re commenting anonymously. Does that make us even? ;)

]]> By: A. N. Onomous http://futurismic.com/2009/04/09/dune-roleplayers-in-second-life-squelched-by-ip-takedown-notice/comment-page-1/#comment-28027 A. N. Onomous Wed, 13 May 2009 12:47:41 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=6925#comment-28027 I love how you are trying to turn these people protecting there rights and property by law into the bad guys. I love how you are trying to turn these people protecting there rights and property by law into the bad guys.

]]> By: jon http://futurismic.com/2009/04/09/dune-roleplayers-in-second-life-squelched-by-ip-takedown-notice/comment-page-1/#comment-23445 jon Sat, 11 Apr 2009 08:29:18 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=6925#comment-23445 “if the lawyers wanted to protect the sanctity of Dune as a much-loved brand..." Lawyers don't protect sanctity, they protect revenue sources. The same goes for famous authors' "estates". “if the lawyers wanted to protect the sanctity of Dune as a much-loved brand…”
Lawyers don’t protect sanctity, they protect revenue sources. The same goes for famous authors’ “estates”.

]]> By: Odin Khriswill http://futurismic.com/2009/04/09/dune-roleplayers-in-second-life-squelched-by-ip-takedown-notice/comment-page-1/#comment-23215 Odin Khriswill Thu, 09 Apr 2009 18:55:01 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=6925#comment-23215 This is sad. Another example of a copyright holder exercising their power to negatively impact their own fans. I think it's time to take that power away. Maybe they're working on a game and are afraid of this being competition to it. I guess that would make their action a little more understandable, but still asinine. This is sad. Another example of a copyright holder exercising their power to negatively impact their own fans. I think it’s time to take that power away. Maybe they’re working on a game and are afraid of this being competition to it. I guess that would make their action a little more understandable, but still asinine.

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