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Stroker Serpentine
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{{tone|date=November 2009}}
{{POV-check|date=October 2009}}
{{orphan|date=January 2010}}
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{{Infobox person 
| 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">[https://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">[https://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 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>

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">[http://foo.secondlifeherald.com/slh/2009/09/strokerz-toyzeros-llc-takes-linden-lab-to-court.html Mistral, Pixeleen: "Strokerz Toyz/Eros LLC Takes Linden Lab to Court in Class Action Lawsuit!!!" Alphaville Herald, September 15, 2009].</ref><ref name="PDF e-filing
">[http
s://www.wired.com/images_blogs/threatlevel/2009/09/linden.pdf Wired.com: "[PDF&#93; E-f iling , " Wired.com, ].</ref>

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. Although there was mention of filing a DMCA Takedown order, there is no mention in the article of any being filed.<ref (contracted; show full)
* Kirby, Carrie: [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/04/27/BUH0172A42.DTL&hw=Kevin+Alderman&sn=001&sc=1000 Avatars, attorneys in new world of virtual law] The San Francisco Chronicle, April 27, 2009. <!--Accessed May 6, 2009-->
* MacMillan, Douglas: [http://images.businessweek.com/ss/07/04/0416_richlist/source/8.htm Second Life Rich List] Businessweek.com, July 7, 2007 <!--Accessed April 26, 2009-->

* Lynn, Regina: [https://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/commentary/sexdrive/2007/03/sex_drive0330 Stroker Serpentine, Second Life's Porn Mogul, Speaks] March 30, 2007 <!--Accessed April 26, 2009-->
* Money, Moo: [http://www.massively.com/2008/03/16/cinemassively-stroker-serpentine-interview/ Cinemassively: Stroker Serpentine Interview] Massively.com, March 16, 2008 <!--Accessed April 26, 2009-->
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* 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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