CURIO - One Voice Fundraiser

For those who do not know, Curio skins has been accused of copyright infringement. For anyone who knows anything about skins in SL, they will know the name Curio and the creator, Gala Phoenix as well. Gala has been in SL since 11/11/2004 (2796). That's a very, very long time.

The first time I purchased skins from Curio was back in 2009 (on my 1st avatar). It was my favorite Curio skin of all as a matter of fact, and one I wore all the time too. It was called, :Curio: Acorn-June-Raccoon (included note card is dated: 2009-02-21 13:31:13 for this skin). I loved it and I still do! Other skin makers came and went. Some stayed around and are still here, I have skins from most of them. But I always go back to my Curio because it is "me" and frankly I think it's lovely.

So what does this have to do with anything? Well, a skin maker came along recently and her name is, Hush Darkrose (who has been also named as, Verikai Vargas of Vixen hair). Hush started her SL life on 11/10/2010 (606) and decided that she too would make skins and called her shop, [ HUSH ] Skins. The funny thing was that HUSH skins looked strangely like CURIO skins. So much so that Gala filed a DMCA Takedown Request with LL against Hush...

CONTINUED HERE: http://curioonline.org/2012/07/05/curio-news-release/

(Don't think it I haven't noticed that Hush started her SL on almost the exact day Gala did, except Gala has 6 YEARS under her belt before this person came along. I just think that is too weird to be simple coincidence.)

FROM GALA - Thanks to the overwhelming generosity and support of my fellow content creators, tonight, at midnight SLT, is the opening of the One Voice Fundraiser for my legal fund. The fundraiser runs until July 16th, and will take place in the Mesh sim, so graciously donated and beautifully arranged by Eku Zhong. Please be sure to drop by and see all the amazing creations being offered for this important cause. To read my latest news release about my legal situation please visit: http://curioonline.org

CHECK THE EVENT OUT HERE: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Mesh/92/84/22

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Aura
OneBadPixel
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A.D.D. Andel
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Laqroki
Solange
N-Core
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Purple Moon
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MINA Hair
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Medley
Faerycat Designs
By Snow
Insationable Designs
Essences
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Sakide
Nzuri
{me} Jewelry
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HANDverk
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SAX Shepard Designs
Blacklace
Bent
Amarelo Manga
Laura Hurley Skins
The Sea Hole
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Mela's
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Other blogs with information include:

http://jangsungyoung.wordpress.com/2012/07/01/attn-designers-and-bloggers-gala-fundraiser/

http://roleplaystyle.wordpress.com/

http://salomesays.com/blog/2012/06/the-curio-skin-scandal/

http://slspecialreport.wordpress.com/2012/06/07/curio-vs-hush/

http://www.sluniverse.com/php/vb/general-sl-discussion/73040-copyright-infringement-skins-51.html#post1589213