Anshe Chung

Anshe Chung is the avatar of Ailin Graef in the virtual world game, Second Life. She is considered the first virtual millionaire because her online assets are worth over $1 million in real-world dollars. Her nickname is "The... [more]

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GigaOM disputes Anshe Chung's virtual millionaire status

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Linked from http://gigaom.com/2006/11/29/anshe-chung/ An old article, but probably the best read around...they point out Anshe is merely a "paper millionaire." I don't necessarily agree with the argument, but good analysis and write-up nonetheless. --- If Anshe Chung gradually sold all her Second Life assets over a long span of time (to prevent market devaluation), and if all the assets actually owned by various avatars working for Anshe were successfully transferred back to her, and... Read Full Story

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Crackdown on Anshe Chung griefing photos prompts debate

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Linked from Reuters/Second Life The photo takedowns of the griefing attack on Anshe Chung have prompted a slew of intellectual property debates about who owns what in Second Life... --- A Linden liaison told Reuters that photos are generally permitted in public spaces unless they contain trademarks without permission. Responding to a question unrelated to the griefing attack, Catherine Linden told the Second Life Insider earlier this week: “Linden Lab does not give permission to... Read Full Story

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Second Life's First Millionaire(Businessweek)

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Ansche Chung: A target of griefing

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In December 2006, while conducting an interview for CNET with Daniel Terdiman on her economic assets, the virtual studio in which the interview took place was bombarded by flying animated penises and modified images of Graef holding a disproportionately sized penis. The griefers managed to disrupt the interview sufficiently that Graef was forced to move to another location and ultimately crashed the simulator entirely.

Video and images of the incident were posted to the "Second Life Safari" section of Something Awful, and the incident received notice in a number of places, including blogs like Boing Boing and, even widely circulated print press, the Sydney Morning Herald. Since then, Anshe Chung Studios has issued takedown notices under the DMCA, demanding that newspapers and websites remove photos and videos of the incident, claiming that they violate Graef's copyright in her avatar. YouTube removed a video of the incident, but a Linden Labs spokesperson suggested that the taking of videos and photos in Second Life should be governed by the same rules as in real life.