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1) I own/rent/have/whatever 1024 square meters on the mainland and I pay Linden Lab $5 US dollars per month. You see, Linden lab doesn't charge you anything if you have 512 square meters or less (because the first 512 is included as part of your Premium SL account). If you own 513-1024 square meters, then you pay $5 US dollars per month. Details are at http://secondlife.com/knowledgebase/article.php?id=055

2) The fact is, Linden Lab uses phrases like "buy land" and "own land". Just browse around on the Second Life Knowledge Base. If, in fact, you aren't buying land (or server ownership), then isn't that misleading language? What exactly *are* you buying, and why doesn't Linden Lab call it *that*? Are they legally liable for using such misleading language?

In any case, a lot of people have invested thousands (even hundreds of thousands) of US dollars to "buy land". They have every right to be pissed off if Linden Lab comes along and says "You don't actually own this land (or server space), and we're going to shut it down now. Sorry :) Watermelons for all LOL"