Eros, LLC v. Simon [1]

Eros, LLC and five other US-based plaintiffs who sell virtual objects in the virtual world known as Second Life [2] filed a lawsuit against Thomas Simon, a New York man who they allege is selling unathorized copies of their objects to other Second Life users.

The objects in question range from virtual clothes to virtual sex toys. The complaint [3] alleges that Simon has, in concert with other as yet unidentified defendants, passed off thousands of unauthorized copies of their objects as genuine products, thereby infringing the plaintiffs' copyrights and engaging in unfair competition, false description of origin, and counterfeiting in breach of the Lanham Act. They also allege that the arrangement in place between the defendants, whereby Simon agreed to create unauthorized copies of the plaintiffs' products and the unidentified defendants agreed to distribute them, amounts to a civil conspiracy.

On December 3, 2007, the parties submitted a proposed judgment by consent with respect to Simon. On January 3, 2008, the judge entered [4] the judgment. The judgment called for Simon to pay $525 to the plaintiffs and enjoined him from further unauthorized copying.