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Second Life is a wonderful place for many to indulge in their creative side, make some cash, and see their ideas come to fruition before their eyes. The amount of talented people in Second Life is mind boggling, as is the amount of time that many of these creators spend on their labours of love, bringing their visions to life.

Sadly, content theft is on the rise in Second Life. Different methods are being used to snatch creator's content from them, sometimes these items are changed slightly, sometimes not. This affects everyone's experiences in Second Life, in different ways.

Whether it be cost increases being passed down to the consumer, due to sale declines or the creator simply feeling uninspired to create more content, for fear that their hours of work will be compromised as soon as they get them out here, content theft is a problem that affects all of us.

This is my contribution to the fight against content theft. I hope to create an informative resource for consumers, and creators, helping to identify those who are trying to make a quick buck off your hard work, whether it be in a small market stall, or a full sim scan job.

My intentions are not for this blog to be filled with false accusations, lies and slander, but for the items posted here, and the names that are named, to be researched to the best that they can.

The process will be this: simply email in your concerns about an item (VenusVendettaBlog@gmail.com) , the creator's name and what it is etc. This will be followed through with an in-world IM and notecard to the offender, and time for a response will be given. The original creator will also be contacted, and asked if they could give their opinion on if it is content stolen from them.

If there is a negative, or no response from the alleged thief, the details will be posted here, all the while giving the accused an opportunity to explain themselves.

I also hope to do informative interviews with creators, to further educate residents on how content theft impacts in our community as a whole.

Offensive behaviour, threats, false information and insults will not be tolerated, but please feel free to comment as you wish, after all we have to work together to make anything work.

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