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[w:Linden Lab] posted a public response about the lawsuit with Bragg - the one where the Terms of Service were ruled 'not legally binding'.

From the Linden Lab entry:

...Linden Lab also alleged that “The objective of Bragg’s scheme was to obtain access to ‘virtual land’ that was scheduled to be auctioned by Linden in the future and thus before it was available to any other users, and to acquire it for as little as one U.S. dollar rather than whatever winning bid (in excess of the minimum opening bid of U.S. $1,000.00) might have resulted from a legitimate auction” and that “After acquiring the ‘virtual land’ through this fraudulent scheme, Bragg intended to subdivide it, sell it to other Second Life users, and potentially obtain thousands of dollars in U.S. funds in ill-gotten profit.”...

OK, so Linden Lab is attempting recourse when it gives none over apparently consistent glitches with their land system which costs people money? That is one sided, making the ruling that the Terms of Service are one-sided seem rather... real. Especially when known figures consistently profit from these glitches.

People have suggested many things to fix the system. Linden Lab hasn't done so. Reuters and other media agencies continue to ignore the problem, almost as if they are afraid of the story.

Be careful when dealing with mainland. Linden Lab gives the exploiters a home advantage... and complains when others exploit them. Thus my comment.

Just watch this be settled before the end of 2007.