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A busy day in the digital world news cycle. Protests, digital items and donations, oh my! First, the Terra Novans were asleep at the wheel and missed the Star Wars: Galaxies protest, covered in detail on Law Meme. Digital world protests are nothing new, but this is an interesting look into how SW:G’s customer service reps handle emergent situations.

Second, Wired News has an article about earning real money in digital worlds, specifically on using cheaper, international labor. Julian is mentioned and Brock Pierce is quoted.

Finally, actually a bit of original news. Following VERTU’s successful campaigns for Heifer International and EFF, IGE has now opened a donation page as well, allowing digital world residents to give their earnings to Mercy Corps.

Any of the lawyers want to jump in with a discussion of how simple US charitable giving rules are :-)?