DRAFT-4 (2011-02-08) General CDS Covenants (These covenants apply to all CDS sims)
CDS GENERAL COVENANT
By purchasing this parcel of land, you, the owner, understand and agree that you become a voting citizen of the community of the Confederation of Democratic Simulators (CDS).
As a member you agree to abide by the rules and laws of the community as displayed on the CDS web portal, www.slcds.info, as well as by the terms of use of this parcel of land.
Your status as citizen in this community is dependent on your making regular payment of the monthly fee for this land. The monthly fee for this parcel can be found on the CDS master parcel list, http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key= ... 5SoA3QNDOg . The land will be reclaimed by the community if you do not make this payment. Responsibility for monthly fees continues until a new owner claims the tier box, or you officially abandon the property. It is your responsibility to inform the treasurer of changes in ownership. Tier fees are paid to CDS, and not to Linden Labs. The two systems are totally separate. You do not need a Premium account to become a citizen in CDS.
Actions taken by the Executive pursuant to these covenants may be appealed to the Scientific Council. The Executive branch may waive any provision according to the powers conferred to him/her by the RA.
BUILDING
1. All buildings in CDS must be physically plausible.
2. All structures are subject to review by the Executive branch. Upon completion of exterior construction, notice shall be delivered to the Chancellor for approval. If no approval or request for revision has been given by the Chancellor within 15 days from the date the notice of completion is delivered to the Chancellor, the building shall be deemed approved.
3. Certain structures in each sim can ONLY be modified with prior approval by the Executive branch.
4. Terraforming is allowed only at the tolerances specified for each sim. Adjustments to land to accommodate complying structures will be made by the Executive or appointee of the executive and should be requested by note card. Terraforming requests beyond the stated tolerances are at the discretion of the Executive. Parcel borders defined by water cannot be altered. Land cannot be raised over water.
5. In order to reduce lag, when building a house or large object, textures no larger than 512 x 512 or equivalent must be used.
6. No default plywood textured prims are to be left in place longer than 24 hours
7. Skyboxes are permitted above 512 m in altitude. Skyboxes must not extend outside parcel limits
SCRIPTS AND PARTICLES
1. Excessive script usage adversely affects sim performance and is not permitted. The determination of excessive is at the sole discretion of the Chancellor.
2. Scripts which use llListen (voice command) are permitted if they listen only after a touch and then deactivate after a certain period of time.
3. Scripts that spy on other residents, record or transmit chat, spy on movement/activities are not permitted. If private security scripts are employed, they must be used above 512m, they must not range beyond the owners parcel borders and must give intruders a 30-second warning prior to ejecting them.
4. Ban lines are not permitted. Parcels must be set for Public Access on the Access tab of About Land. As a land owner you are allowed to ban individual avatars from entering your land, but please do not ban all. Use courtesy and common sense.
5. Particles can only be used in effects that have real-world analogies, such as lights, smoke, and fire. Particles should be set no higher than 10 particles per second. Floating, particle emitting and rotating signs are prohibited
5.Scripts and particles attached to avatars are unregulated.
USE
1. A person or group can own a maximum of 8 CDS land parcels and cannot own more than 8192 m2. Individual sims within CDS may also have specific parcel ownership restrictions that limit landownership for that sim. Land purchases made prior to the enactment of this covenant are exempt from these restrictions.
2. Subletting is not permitted.
3. No outdoor hot tubs are permitted. Clubs are not permitted. No SL or RL commercial pornography is permitted.
TERMS OF SERVICE
All terms and conditions of service set forth by Linden Lab, both in their official Terms of Service (TOS) and in all official blog posts, forum posts or other official statements regarding policy, allowed behaviour and terms of service must be adhered to first and foremost prior to the application of this covenant. Under no circumstances does the CDS sims permit any behavior or actions not permitted by the Linden Lab TOS or publicized policy. These covenants are subject to change from time to time as the Estate owners or the elected governing bodies see fit. Changes shall be effective upon publication.