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Anshe Chung Studios is pressing media outlets to take down photos and video of a griefing attack against its eponymous founder, claiming that reproducing the images violates copyright.

Since its public launch in 2003, the virtual world Second Life has become a haven for entrepreneurs. And while the number of people making a considerable profit is still relatively small, it is growing rapidly.The poster child for profitable Second Life businesses is Ailin Graef--better known by her avatar's name, Anshe Chung--and Anshe Chung S

Anshe Chung Studios, the giant Second Life property development firm which has also expanded into metaverse services, confirmed on Thursday it has sold 10 percent of itself to a German venture capital firm.

Anshe Chung Studios said this weekend it plans to launch a cross-platform financial market and currency exchange that spans virtual worlds including Second Life and Entropia Universe by early next month.

You may have heard that Anshe Chung Studios is citing copyright violations and the DMCA in the use of her Second Life avatar image and textures during her interview at CNET's Second Life bureau last month. YouTube has removed machinima...