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Stroker Serpentine
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'''Kevin Alderman''', founder of Eros LLC,  is the creator of the avatar of '''Stroker Serpentine''' in the virtual world of [[Second Life]]. <ref name="Wired07">[http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/commentary/sexdrive/2007/03/sex_drive0330 Lynn, Regina: "Stroker Serpentine, Sec(contracted; show full)

Alderman later listed his Amsterdam simulator in March 2007 on Ebay for a sum of $50,000.<ref name="amsterdam">[http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/ebusiness/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=198700237 Wagner, Mitch: "Second Life Sex Business Sells On eBay For $50,000" InformationWeek, March 27, 2007] </ref> 
The Amsterdam sim was purchased by 3dutch.com (a division of Netherlands-based media company Boom BV). The sale made international headlines as the first publicly sold virtual world only properties sold on Ebay. 3dutch.com utilizes the simulator as an online social network and cooperative marketing medium for their established web presences.  

In August 2008 Eross LLC received [[USPTO]] [[trademark]] registration number 3,483,253 for "SexGen".  

==Legal Action==
Near the weekend of July 4, 2007, Alderman's company Eros LLC filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against a Second Life avatar named  Volkov Catteno, temporarily named "[[John Doe]]" in court documents, for copying and reselling his virtual SexGen beds. Through several [[subpoenas]] served to [[Linden Lab]], [[Paypal]], [[AT&T]] and [[Charter Communications]],  Volkov Catteno  was named to be Robert Leatherwood of Azle, Texas.<ref name="catteneo">[htt(contracted; show full)
* Duanske, Benjamin:[http://virtuallyblind.com/2008/03/14/leatherwood-settlement/ Eros Reaches Settlement with Robert Leatherwood] Virtually Blind, March 14, 2008 <!--Accessed April 29, 2009-->

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