| Virual Land Dispute - Bragg v. Linden Labs (Second Life) and Philip RosedaleBragg v. Linden Labs (Second Life), et al. | ||
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Historical InformationComplaint filed in the Bragg v. Linden Labs, et al. case. |
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Welcome to VirtualLandDispute.comOn this webpage, you will find information about the action captioned "Bragg v. Lidnen Labs and Philip Rosedale". The Complaint was filed originally as a small claims action in Chester County, Pennsyvlania, asking for return of the $8,000.00 in land costs / value that Bragg claimed he had lost when Second Life froze his account and took his property. Linden Labs eventually removed the case to Federal Court in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania claiming to the Court that the value of the case exceeded $75,000.00. The Complaint linked above is the complaint that was filed in the federal court. Ultimately, the case settled, but not until after Judge Robreno issued a reported decision which essentially declared the Terms of Service agreement a contract of adhesion, declaring the arbitration clause unenforceable, and that personal jurisdiction over Phil Rosedale as an individual defendant existed because of "Phil Linden's" participation in making statements over the internet inside of Second Life that induced the sale of land on the promise that consumers owned the land they were buing from Linden Labs. Bragg's account was also reinstated. More information is available on this page from the links provided, including links to the numerous articles that appeared discussing the case, subsequently published articles referencing the case in various legal journals, and the pleadnings filed by the parties with the Court. |