[arg_discuss] "Fake Blogs Now A Criminal Offence"

[O'Donnell, Dean M]

Actually, there was a similar controversy involving Facebook and Jonathan Swift, who they were shocked, shocked to find wasn't actually still alive:

http://blog.wired.com/business/2007/11/facebook-boots-.html

Since we've used Facebook profiles a lot in our ARGs, we were apparently in violation of their EULA too.  Although when all the characters from Babylon 5 invited me to join their group, I suspected that perhaps it was a commonly violated part of the agreement.

Oh, and hi everyone!  I'm an academic who uses ARGs to teach Interactive Storytelling.  We're on our third year of student produced ARGs now, and this year's festivities will be starting soon.

Dean

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Dean O'Donnell     Associate Director,
Interactive Media and Game Development
Dept. of Humanities and Arts   WPI
dodo at wpi.edu
Phone: 508-831-5947
Fax: 508-831-5932


-----Original Message-----
From: arg_discuss-bounces at igda.org [mailto:arg_discuss-bounces at igda.org] On Behalf Of A Nakama
Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2008 6:14 PM
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Subject: Re: [arg_discuss] "Fake Blogs Now A Criminal Offence"

If a law like this ever hit the books in America, I imagine the big test
would be when an ARG-related case inevitably hit the courts.

~ Adam Nakama

On Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 10:08 AM, Andrea Phillips <andrhia at gmail.com> wrote:


> It's certainly worth asking a lawyer. Anyone know a lawyer?

>

> Dan Hon, I am looking at you. @_@

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