Epic Second Life Clockwork Orange Outfit is Epic

Viddy this SL fashion tribute to Clockwork Orange, which was created by Nestag Itano, who has a well-named male SL fashion blog called Untouchable Life. It's from a series of movie-themed fashion spreads, which also includes this equally great Rorschach from The Watchmen. So... click here to see how Mr. Itano clockworked his orange. Warning: site auto-plays a music stream, but fortunately, it's full of cool cuts.

Hat tip: Cajsa Lilliehook's indispensable "What I Like" column on Shopping Cart Disco.

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[Pussycat Catnap]

Tried watching that movie some years ago. Much as I understand its a socio-political commentary on policing through 'social conditioning' - I couldn't get past the first scene's graphic sexual violence and it remains a rare movie that I've rented and not fully watched.

That said, more power to anything for male fashions in SL. Now if guys an just be convinced to wear the stuff rather than the default outfits/AO versus the 'topless Brutus from Popeye' look...
- Which seems to 2 of the only 3 looks males have in SL. The other being a glowing green and purple fox furry. Meet a male in SL, and if you made a bet every time that he would be one of those 3, you'd end up way ahead by the end of a month of bets...

;)

[qarl]

oh dear Hamlet, you just linked to material in violation of copyright law.

as you likely generate income from your blog, I'm afraid you're looking at some jail time.

[Pussycat Catnap]

Is this is direct re-creation of movie imagery, or a 'parody' of 'similar to [x]' content?

[Douglas Story]

For fans of Mr. Kubrick's films, there is no better place in SL to visit than "The Kubrick Rooms." One can sit in Dr. Strangelove's wheelchair in a recreation of The War Room, visit the pod bay from 2001, walk down the hotel hallway from The Shining, and of course hang out in Clockwork Orange's Moloko Bar.
They have freebie (or very cheap) droog outfits similar to that pictured above, not to mention that one can turn one's avatar into one of the naughty tables and/or the milk dispenser. It's one of my favorite places in SL.
For reasons unknown, a search for "Kubrick Rooms" via the SL web site comes up empty, but I do know that an in-world search will uncover it.

[Zewe]

@garl. Maybe I missed your attempt to be ironic, but what copyright violation are you talking about? And before you answer, please verify that you are the owner of the copyright in question... 'cause if you are not, the comment is way out of line. I'm not a lawyer, but I think posting a link in a blog as done here would have a strong case for fair use, *even if the copyright holder objected*. Of course if the copyright holder doesn't object, there is no infraction.

But again, maybe I just missed your attempt to be humorous, and let my loathing of uninformed copyright policing get the better of me.

[foneco zuzu]

When instead of enjoyng the link we discuss about it, well its time to rethink, not internet, but our beings and in what we are becoming!

[Pussycat Catnap]

@Zewe: I'd wager qarl was in jest. But you don't have to be the copyright owner to complain about a copyright violation - where there is one. That's just a rule for how SL alone enforces DCMA filings - to cut down on false accusations and make it easier for them to find truth.

Its a bit like somebody picking your pocket. If I'm walking next to you and I yell 'stop thief' the police won't ignore it just because it wasn't you who yelled it.

But its also a bit like if I come by and paint your RL house in SL-furry colors: black with glowing green and purple highlights (why, OMG why, do other furries like that color scheme? Yo mah fuzzy brethren what up der?)... Your neighbor can chase me off, might even be able to justifiably detain me to a limited degree, but only you can sue me for it.

Ie: You don't need to be the copyright holder to object or to stop copyright violations. Only to get the loot at the end of a lawsuit.

@foneco: Much more interesting to discuss things. Long as we remain amiable and polite. :)

[Capability Frog]

I'm afraid the Kubrick Rooms went the way of the dodo some time ago :(

I visited about a month ago and found a very vanilla housing estate on the sim. That lovely pub opposite had gone too.

Sadly an awful lot of my fave places have been derezzed in the last few months and for the first time in my SL experience, there aren't any interesting new builds coming in to take up the slack.

[Zewe]

@ Pussycat. Hopefully Hamlet will overlook our taking the blog on a tangent like this - after all it may provide some fodder for a future blog installment. I apologize in advance for the length.

I suppose you are correct in saying that anyone can scream "Stop Police!" or even take vigilante measures like your neighbor in you house-painting scenario. Whether they do so legally or with authority is different matter entirely. In fact, those who police without knowledge or authority are the biggest problem concerning intellectual property in SL. You heard me correctly - ignorance + action regarding IP (specifically copyright and trademark issues) is a bigger problem in SL than IP theft itself. Why? First IP enforcement, through techniques like UUID tracking, is much stronger in SL than in RL. The fact that one can even have a debate about IP rights on a item costing a fraction of dollar is evidence of this. But because of thier numbers (e.g. just look at the outcry on this and other blogs when LL introduced mesh with Marvel Comics' Hulk model), those who attempt to enforce IP laws without understanding them have a chilling effect on the creative community and the SL economy. An analogy: imagine that everytime someone in this blog complained or commented about the character of Linden or any other avatar (like say, accusing the author of violating copyright laws) I would consistently and persistently post stern warnings about blogs being publishing to the public and therefore whoever makes a comment like that is guilty of libel. For good measure, I could get a bunch of my do-gooder friends and we could show our unity in chiding those who practice libel. Whether we are right or wrong in our assertions, what effect do you think that would have on commentary and eventually readership on this blog? The analogy is that those actions would be just as chilling to the sense of resident well-being and participation in the SL economy as they are to participation in a public debate on this blog.

While we are on analogies, I have questions about yours... For example, how does the doctrine of fair use apply to your pick-pocketing analogy? (or for that matter, public domain/ creative commons/ individual licensed "wallets") Or does the detaining vigilante neighbor look a bit more ridiculous if we change the color being painted to white in reasonably appropriate places? To me, these analogies fail on two points: 1) they do not recognize that there are perfectly legitimate reasons a copyright holder may choose to either passively or actively let another use his material, and even places where the copyright holder can not stop someone from using their material. (i.e. fair use doctrine) 2) if there is a clear an underlying tenet of Copyright law, it is this: only the owner of the copyright may make a claim of infringement (Title 17 USC, section 411 with exceptions noted in 106a) Again, I am not a lawyer, but I do think we would all be better for the effort spent it takes to read the law, rather than quote sound bites we hear from others. Then we would have a basis with which to assist and educate others, which, I think you would agree, is preferable to pointing fingers and making accusations.