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Taxing Second Life?

By Benjamin Cohen

Updated on 20 October 2006

Are Second Life's users attracting tax collectors?


Channel 4 News studio in Second Life


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It has population of over one million, with thousands of businesses and even its own currency. It's residents can fly and give themselves perfect bodies.

This parallel universe is called Second Life - the latest internet phenomenon.

Big corporations like Nike and Amazon are rushing to enter the game, and some players are making thousands of REAL dollars.

Our technology correspondent Benjamin Cohen - and his digital alter-ego - have been exploring this strange world.

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