If you "steal" Stroker's stuff and then resell it - it is Plagiarism. Copying someone else's original works and then misrepresenting it as your own.

It is NOT theft by any stretch of the imagination.

As for the three tests - all of the above fail the financial test as far as Second Life is concerned, because according to linden Lab's CFO: Linden Dollars are TOKENS and not "currency" or "legal tender".

Therefore, the best he can charge anyone with is intellectual plagiarism. Which in the world of bits-and-bytes and all that is on definate precedient-setting ground.

And do remember that his lawsuit against what's-his-face was won be default - if I remember correctly and another by settlement. (I know I am misrememberring details) - but my point is that it isn't theft.

It's all spin to try to make people feel guilty.

The prooblem is this: I by a sexbed, I don't care who created it: I am concerned with the price and features. I buy it. Someone says "the person you bought it from stole it" - Well, unless the origianl creator wants to give me a free copy to replace this one - I don't care.

I spend good money for this and I'll be damned if I'm going to throw that money away.

Not my opinion, just stating the most likely scenario.

The fact is: when you are shopping - how do you know if what you are looking at is stolen merchandise> You CAN'T.

Therefore, this "awreness campaign" is simply a publicity stunt to get free advertising the way I see it.

But, meh.