Posts Tagged ‘content theft’

HXO-Life, Copybotting and Griefing Viewer

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

I saw a YouTube video of this viewer posted in a forum. The video showed some of the things HXO Life can do like copying animations and sounds played by other residents, copying shapes, skins and clothes of other residents as well as copying objects created by other residents.

The video featured a resident named HXO Aboubakar. He was in a Sandbox Region where he victimized a few residents and then crashed the sim afterwards. I couldn’t get the name of the sim where the Sandbox is but I did get the names of the residents he victimized. (more…)

Inventory Backup aka CopyBot

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

I stumbled upon this website today while searching for more information about content theft in Second Life. This particular website features and sell a program named Inventory Backup. It uses the term backup but it’s actually nothing more than a copybot program because a true backup tool will only allow you to make backup copies of content you created.

Inventory Backup aka CopyBot

One of the selling point made by this particular program is that it is legal and was approved by Linden Lab’s legal team. Now, the funny part is if it’s legal and approved by Linden Lab then why is there a sign in there in-world store saying something about a dispute with Second Life? Makes you think otherwise eh? (more…)

Responsible CryoLife Users Exist?!

Monday, September 28th, 2009

Did you know? Responsible CryoLife users exist in the virtual world of Second Life. Well, at least that is how I understand what one commenter said in defense of his use of CryoLife. Basing from his comment, responsible CryoLife users like this person use CryoLife as a defense against griefing or griefers and for circumventing Second Life’s permission system by removing or getting rid off the “no copy” status from items thus making them copiable.

For those of us who have legit uses for it (especially recoloring your avatar) it’s a life saver. Or to get rid of no copy status from clothing items so you’re not forced to risk ruining them.

Awesome! Circumventing Second Life permission system is, undeniably, a very responsible use of CryoLife. Wait! Items in Second Life can only be either No Copy/Transfer or Copy/No Transfer not both, right? So, if you get rid of the No Copy status then you are making the item Copy which will make it Copy/Transfer, right? Isn’t that almost like Semi-Full Perms already and why stop there? Why not get rid of the No Mod status too and make it Full Perms? Oh, I forgot, this person is a  responsible CryoLife user and because he is responsible a status of Copy/Transfer on an originally No Copy item is good enough for him/her. Isn’t it AWESOME? Making No Copy items Copy! WOOOHOOO! A lot of people will surely like that kind of responsible use of CryoLife. (more…)

Step Up? Content Creators Against Content Theft

Saturday, September 26th, 2009

The tools for stealing content in Second Life become more and more advance each passing day. It started with text only clients which are really not that easy to use to the current ones which are full SL viewers that makes stealing content as easy as clicking a button. Before, all you can steal are baked textures and prim objects but now almost anything can be stolen (textures, sounds, scripts and even animations).

I still remember when many forum posters in the now closed XstreetSL.com forum deny the existence of CopyBot. Going as far as attacking those who became victims of it and were starting threads about it. They kept saying that it doesn’t exist. Well, for something that doesn’t exist it sure is getting a lot of attention lately. (more…)

Why Do I Even Bother? *sigh*

Monday, August 10th, 2009

When I discovered the CryoBan Script by Leah Mayo at AnnOtoole’s Forum, That Other Life. I immediately replaced the simple Cryo Detection Script that I got from Second Life Herald with it. Being a content creator myself, I am also very much concern about protecting my creations and I am very much sure that other creators feel the same way as well. With this in mind, I immediately sent the script through a group notice to my groups, 3 Stars and a Sun and www.KABALYERO.com, and to 7Seas Builders Group. My only mistake was, I sent the script NO MOD and not FULL PERMS.

Today, I discovered an update to the CryoBan Script by Leah Mayo and, again, thought of sharing it to all my groups and to 7Seas Builders Group but when I opened the Notices tab there was another notice about the CryoBan Script. The notice was sent by Grey Nacht in response to my notice and it reads: (more…)

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