The Metaverse

Talking trademarks in Second Life

Massively notes that United States attorney Frank Taney of Philadelphia law firm Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC will be giving a talk and Q&A session in Second Life on Trademarks for Virtual World Related Businesses on 6 June from 2:30PM to 4PM SLT. With all the recent controversy over trademarks, this promises to be an interesting session.

Home coming this year as 'open, working beta' - Joystiq

Home coming this year as 'open, working beta' - Joystiq:

Sony has again trumpeted intention to get its virtual world Home out the door this year, though precisely what state it will be in when players are eventually allowed to log on remains another issue entirely. Speaking to Wired, PSN senior director Susan Panico referred to Home's initial roll out as "similar to Gmail," calling the online initiative's presumably fall release an "open, working beta."

I'm not sure if Home is getting more interesting, or less.

Tags: Sony, PlayStation 3, Home