To be fair, the waste of time and silliness is down to what people themselves do, not the environment in which they choose to do it.

SL is just another virtual social environment that incorporates different types of activity and creativity to the likes of Facebook, Twitter, etc... and, let it be said, Renderosity! It is probably one of the least restrictive of such environments, in that, within the development framework available it is entirely the product of its inhabitants - which is precisely why it reflects the whole spectrum of human endeavour and folly, and attracts such adverse comment.

It was wanting to do SL animation modelling and AO (animation overrider) coding that led me to discover Poser a few years back. I made some real, life changing friendships there in the three years or so that I was a 'resident' - including, it could be said, Poser itself!

Back on the subject, I believe the point that Linden Labs are really trying to make is that the Second Life environment is effectively public domain, so residents who own licenced content have no business uploading it there in the first place. Their aim is to stop the illegal distribution of such content by their residents, not lay claim to it.

Izi

"If I were a shadow, I know I wouldn't like to be half of what I should be."
Mr Otsuka, the old black tomcat in Kafka on the Shore (Haruki Murakami)