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Stroker Serpentine
{{Multiple issues
|POV=November 2009 
|tone=November 2009|orphan =January 2010|pov-check = October 2009}}

{{Infobox Pperson 
| name        = Kevin Alderman
| real_name = 
| other_names = Stroker Serpentine
| occupation  = Virtual Sex Entrepreneur
| profession  = Sex Bed Marketer}}
'''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, Second Life's Porn Mogul, Speaks" Wired, March 3, 2007]</ref>

==History==
Alderman, originally a plumbing contractor, first created a presence in the adult-only [[virtual world]] of Seducity as "Stroker". Motivated by the sale of virtual goods between residents and the ability to retain intellectual property rights, Alderman registered a user account in Second Life in November 2003 and created his avatar.

Strokerz Toyz still operates as an outlet for adult virtual animation devices within [[Second Life]].<ref name="successful">[http://www.wired.com/gaming/virtualworlds/commentary/sexdrive/2006/08/71657 Lynn, Regina: "Second Life Gets Sexier" Wired, August 25, 2006].</ref>

Alderman later listed his Amsterdam simulator in March 2007 on EbeBay 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>  

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

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On Sept 28, 2011, Stroker released his Sexgen v5.0 bed for free, with full permissions, meaning that anyone can copy it for any use including resale. This act was done without the consent of several parties involved in the creation of the Sexgen v5.0 and Kevin was served with a DMCA Takedown order. The base units he had placed out in world were removed as well as sales of the same removed from several places.
  <ref name="Second Life SexBed Industry Thrown Into Chaos">[http://alphavilleherald.com/2011/09/second-life-sexbed-industry-thrown-into-chaos.html Mistral, Pixeleen: "Second Life SexBed Industry Thrown Into Chaos" Alphaville Herald, September 29, 2011].</ref>

==OhMiBod==
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