A new Terms Of Service popped up today when people logged into Second Life. Of course, you had to click "I Accept" or risk losing access to your account, thus bringing up the same issues we've addressed before. Most will scroll past the mass of legalese unable to interpret any of it, but fortunately Virtually Blind has summarized the main points.
The first big change is to make it more difficult to bring claims over US$10,000 against Linden Lab. Simply put, if you file against the company in any state other than California (where Judges are more prone to favor a tech company), your case will probably be thrown out and Linden Lab can come after you for up to US$1,000 in attorney fees.
The second change addresses claims under US$10,000, and states that for amounts of that size they'll go to arbitration. This means that smaller claims don't ever have to go through expensive court proceedings. They refer in the official FAQ to the National Arbitration Forum who generally charge less than US$185.
