Posted On: May 21, 2008
Second Life: Virtual Store-Real Music
Second Tunes is a service for musicians who want to sell their music in Second Life.
As of last month, about a hundred artists are on the SecondTunes roster.
To sell someone else's music in Second Life, You are limited to 150 songs at a time, and you must get a license from Harry Fox Agency for $15 and 9.1 cents a song. While Harry Fox only takes real dollars, Second Life currency is linden dollars and songs go for $200 to $400 Linden dollars each.
As crime starts to infect Second Life, will real music theft in a virtual world become another headache for rightsowners?
For related stories re Second Life see Second Life: More Virtual World Property Disputes.