A former plumbing contractor who has made a new career selling virtual cyber sex toys in the virtual world of Second Life, has now brought suit against another player who is allegedly copying and selling a device called the Sex Gen. The plaintiff, whose avatar is known as ‘Stroker Serpentine,’ is seeking the real name of the copycat entrepreneur. The reporter describing the lawsuit included commentary from a cyber law professor whose university maintains a virtual Supreme Court in the Second Life world.

Notwithstanding the facts, it is interesting on how the "real" Federal Court would rule on such demand especially when the damage is in the virtual world, but it may have some indirect connection to real-world damages (e.g. when you convert your Second Life currency into US dollars).

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