IL LINDEN DOLLAR

Varie definizioniLimiti legaliUtilizziProblematiche di sicurezzaLinden dollar e gruppiVendita e acquisto.

Linden Dollar:

The virtual world Second Life has its own economy and a currency referred to as Linden Dollars (L$). This economy is independent of the Pricing, where users pay Linden Lab. In the SL economy, residents buy from and sell to one another directly, using the Linden, which is exchangeable for US dollars or other currencies on market-based currency exchanges.

Fonte: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linden_dollar

Il Dollaro Linden o Linden Dollar è la moneta di scambio usata nell'economia del mondo virtuale di Second Life.Con i Dollari Linden in Second Life si possono acquistare e vendere terreni e oggetti e possono essere riconvertiti in denaro reale.

Fonte: http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linden_Dollar

2 agosto 2007Cold hard lindens are now available, sort of. An IBM employee, avatar name of Davidovic Dean, has minted his own coins that are worth 1 linden apiece on Tender Island. He minted the coins to commemorate his island coming online, there are 25 silver coins, that will be for non-commercial purposes,and 50 made out of nickel, some of which have already been sold and arebeing sold on eBay.

Fonte: http://www.3pointd.com/20070801/cold-hard-cash-second-life-coins-available/ E http://thegridlive.com/2007/08/02/second-life-coins-available-sort-of/

Esempio di moneta coniata realmenteper l'innaugurazione di una community americana.

1.4 Second Life "currency" is a limited license right available for purchase or free distribution at Linden Lab's discretion, and is not redeemable for monetary value from Linden Lab.

You acknowledge that the Service presently includes a component of in-world fictional currency ("Currency" or "Linden Dollars" or "L$"), which constitutes a limited license right to use a feature of our product when, as, and if allowed by Linden Lab. Linden Lab may charge fees for the right to use Linden Dollars, or may distribute Linden Dollars without charge, in its sole discretion.Regardless of terminology used, Linden Dollars represent a limited license right governed solely under the terms of this Agreement, and are not redeemable for any sum of money or monetary value from Linden Lab at any time.

You agree that Linden Lab has the absolute right to manage, regulate, control, modify and/or eliminate such Currency as it sees fit in its sole discretion, in any general or specific case, and that Linden Lab will have no liability to you based on its exercise of such right.

Fonte: http://secondlife.com/corporate/tos.php

Rischi

Eliminazione del L$ come da contratto.

Perdita di dati dal database.

Sottrazione di fondi da database.

Sottrazione attraverso script.

Investimenti fraudolenti.

Errore di profilo (volontario o fraudolento)

Incauto acquisto Furto di identità

Spartizione

Pay to Refer

Lavoro collettivo alla pari

Vendor

Distribuzione da gruppo

Lavoro collettivo in quote o investimenti Borse virtuali e private equity.

Acquisto

Paraufficiale.http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/L$_Marketplace

Lindex Xstreet

PartnersRisk Api program

Ufficiale.https://secure-web17.secondlife.com/currency/?lang=en

Vendita privata. EbayVendite diretteVendite inworld

1.5 Second Life offers an exchange, called LindeX, for the tradingof Linden Dollars, which uses the terms "buy" and "sell" to indicate the transfer of license rights to use Linden Dollars. Use and regulation of LindeX is at Linden Lab's sole discretion. The Service currently includes a component called "Currency Exchange" or "LindeX," which refers to an aspect of the Service through which Linden Lab administers transactions among users for the purchase and sale of the licensed right to use Currency. Notwithstanding any other language or context to the contrary, as used in this Agreement and throughout the Service in the context of Currency transfer: (a) the term "sell" means "to transfer for consideration to another user the licensed right to use Currency in accordance with the Terms of Service," (b) the term "buy" means "to receive for consideration from another user the licensed right to use Currency in accordance with the Terms of Service," (c) the terms "buyer," "seller", "sale" and "purchase" and similar terms have corresponding meanings to the root terms "buy" and "sell," (d) "sell order" and similar terms mean a request from a user to Linden Lab to list Currency for sale on the Currency Exchange at a requested sale price, and (e) "buy order" and similar terms mean a request from a user for Linden Lab to match open sale listings with a requested purchase price and facilitate completion of the sale of Currency. You agree and acknowledge that Linden Lab may deny any sell order or buy order individually or with respect to general volume or price limitations set by Linden Lab for any reason. Linden Lab may limit sellers or buyers to any group of users at any time. Linden Lab may halt, suspend, discontinue, or reverse any Currency Exchange transaction (whether proposed, pending or past) in cases of actual or suspected fraud, violations of other laws or regulations, or deliberate disruptions to or interference with the Service.

Fonte: http://secondlife.com/corporate/tos.php

Fonte :http://www.repubblica.it/2009/02/sezioni/tecnologia/facebook-world/facebook-moneta/facebook-moneta.html

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