"...Cited by the group was theft of thousands of dollars worth of group-funded lands by a renegade officer... Elf Clan is not the only group to complain about theft of group-funded lands... land and other disputes should be resolved via normal venues (ie, breach of contract lawsuits or arbitration), yet logistics... and the high cost of such actions makes such option(s) unfeasible. To this date... no solution to land thefts, and... [no] provision for groups to own land...
The same time period brought strong criticism against Linden Lab for their allegedly catering to big business and ignoring the people and groups who had helped them build the system. Such criticism increased dramatically when Linden Lab in anticipation of corporate investments increased first year costs of private virtual islands by some 32% and monthly land rentals by
50%, making it difficult for hobbyist users to afford such fees (total first year cost for a '16 acre' piece of virtual ground is US$1,650 setup fee and US$295 a month... a total first year cost of $4,895)."--
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