Continuing our ongoing coverage of the Bragg vs Linden Lab filings, we move on to Robreno's 30 May orders, denying Rosedale's Motion to Dismiss, and Linden Lab's Motion to Compel Arbitration. Judge Eduardo Robreno, you may recall, is the federal court judge who has been assigned to this case.

Along the way Robreno declares the Second Life Terms of Service invalid, and indirectly, it would appear, the Terms of Service of most or all other Virtual Worlds and MMO's by precedent.

Okay, let's pause a bit and take a look at the Bragg vs Linden Lab/Rosedale case. Let's look at where it started and what's gone on since.

Our Dramatis Personae are Marc Bragg (a Pennsylvania Attorney and former Second Life land developer known then as Marc Woebegone) and Linden Lab (who should need little introduction at this point).

Marc Bragg allegedly gained unfair advantage by accessing the land auction pages for property that had not yet been released for auction, enabling him to acquire land in Second Life below Linden Lab's cost for that land (Marc paid only $300USD for an entire region). Some of that property may have been subdivided and sold to other residents before Linden Lab suspended Marc Bragg's account for investigation, and then closed the account for violation of the Terms of Service -- dissolving his virtual assets (Linden Lab's usual procedure for closed accounts). Bragg declares that his actual losses were between $4000 USD and $6000 USD.