question: The online virtual world that was the subject of the Amaretto Ranch Breedables, LLC v. Ozimals, Inc. copyright case launched on what date?
answer: June 23, 2003
context: Title: Active Worlds
  Passage: Active Worlds is an online virtual world, developed by ActiveWorlds Inc., a company based in Newburyport, Massachusetts, and launched on June 28, 1995.  Users assign themselves a name, log into the Active Worlds universe, and explore 3D virtual worlds and environments that others have built.  ActiveWorlds allows users to own worlds and universes, and develop custom 3D content.  The browser has web browsing capabilities, voice chat, and basic instant messaging.
  Title: Second Life
  Passage: Second Life is an online virtual world, developed and owned by the San Francisco-based firm Linden Lab and launched on June 23, 2003.  By 2013, "Second Life" had approximately 1 million regular users.  In many ways, "Second Life" is similar to massively multiplayer online role-playing games; however, Linden Lab is emphatic that their creation is not a game: "There is no manufactured conflict, no set objective".
  Title: Bragg v. Linden Lab
  Passage: Bragg v. Linden Research, Inc., 487 F. Supp.  2d 593 (E.D.Pa.  2007), was a civil action (No. 06-4925) removed to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in October 2006.  Linden Lab, an online virtual world service provider of "Second Life" terminated the account of a user Marc Bragg when it discovered that he had found a way to acquire virtual land at a lower-than-market price.  The user brought this suit, which was ultimately settled before a final decision was reached.  However, the District Court did decide on two issues which may be important in future virtual world litigation: that the Second Life Terms of Service’s mandatory arbitration provision was unenforceable; and that interaction with a person in a virtual world can satisfy a state’s "minimum contacts" requirement for personal jurisdiction.
  Title: Capitol Records, LLC v Vimeo, LLC
  Passage: "Capitol Records, LLC v. Vimeo, LLC" was a 2013 copyright infringement case out of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.  The decision resolved cross-motions for summary judgment filed by a video-sharing service (Vimeo) and a pair of record labels.  Vimeo sought a ruling that, as a matter of law, it was entitled to safe harbor protection under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) as to a series of copyrighted videos that were uploaded to its platform; the record labels sought the opposite ruling.
  Title: Arista Records, LLC v. Launch Media, Inc
  Passage: Arista Records, LLC v. LAUNCH Media, Inc., 578 F.3d 148 (2d Cir.  N.Y. 2009), is a legal case brought by Arista Records, LLC, Bad Boy Records, BMG Music, and Zomba Recording LLC (collectively, "BMG") alleging that the webcasting service provided by LAUNCH Media, Inc. ("Launch") willfully infringed BMG’s sound recording copyrights.  The lawsuit concerns the scope of the statutory term “interactive service” codified in 17 U.S.C. § 114, as amended by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 ("DMCA").  If the webcasting service is an interactive service, Launch would be required to pay individual licensing fees to BMG’s sound recording copyright holders; otherwise, Launch only need to pay “a statutory licensing fee set by the Copyright Royalty Board.”
  Title: Stevan Lieberman
  Passage: Stevan Lieberman (born July 22, 1965 in Brooklyn, New York City) is an American lawyer, regarded as a legal expert in intellectual property law and patent law.  He is a partner of the Washington, D.C.-based law firm, Greenberg & Lieberman, with Michael Greenberg, established in 1996.  As part of the firm, Lieberman has been involved in hundreds of UDRP or trademark infringement disputes, and he is considered a pioneer in the technology-law areas of virtual worlds, domain names and software, cited by CNN as "among the virtual world's earning elite."  Among the first lawyers in the world to begin generating a significant revenue and client base via online virtual worlds such as Second Life; he is the co-founder and CEO of two virtual reality websites.
  Title: Amaretto Ranch Breedables, LLC v. Ozimals, Inc.
  Passage: Amaretto Ranch Breedables, LLC v. Ozimals, Inc. was a copyright case in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California involving a DMCA takedown notice dispute between companies that produce virtual animals on Second Life.  Ozimals filed a DMCA takedown notice, claiming that Amaretto’s horse infringed on their bunnies.  Consequently, Amaretto filed for a temporary restraining order against Linden Research, the makers of Second Life.  This was granted and held in effect as the case proceeded.
  Title: Cityspace
  Passage: CitySpace was an internet-based virtual world launched at SIGGRAPH 1993 by educator and project director Zane Vella.  CitySpace was one of the earliest online virtual 3D environments and first came to attention via mainstream news media in late 1993.  CitySpace was also the first user-generated virtual world, similar to virtual worlds like Second Life, and enabled participants to contribute 3D computer graphics and digital imagery to a collaborative real-time rendered 3D virtual world in which participants interacted with each other via avatars.  CitySpace was active from 1993-1996 and won the 1996 NII Award for Arts and Entertainment.
  Title: Ty Girlz
  Passage: Ty Girlz are girl dolls manufactured by Ty Inc. Similar to the Ty Beanie Babies the Ty Girlz are on a limited release pattern with dolls being introduced and older ones retired at various times.  Ty Girlz are plush toys that are connected to an online virtual world at TyGirlz.com.  Introduced to the global market on April 13, 2007, Ty Girlz one of only very few virtual worlds geared to girls when it launched.  The line was discontinued in 2013, and the virtual world shut down on June 7 of that same year.
  Title: Horrible Histories World
  Passage: Horrible Histories World is a virtual world which is inspired by the "Horrible Histories" book series by Terry Deary.  The premise involves the player travelling back in time and experiencing history.  The game includes 5 different virtual worlds: Putrid Pirates, Rotten Romans, Terrible Tudors, Measly Middles Ages, and Awful Egyptians.  It was put together by Scholastic Children's Books and Yomego Social Media Agency, and officially launched in August 2011.  The world was built on the Huzutech platform.  The publisher reported in November 2011 that: "We now have over 36,000 registered users to the Horrible Histories virtual world.  We are continually adding new content and hopefully this will improve.  The latest additions include a new game called Rat Runs, a joke machine and daily facts."  Other planned features included an online virtual good shop, a moderated chat feature, and events where subscribers would meet Terry Deary or a historical character.  The publishing and commercial director of Scholastic Children’s Books - Lisa Edwards - said: "We are very proud of the online Horrible Histories experience we have created and are delighted to make it available to every fan, in every corner of the globe.  In this way, it more closely reflects the Pottermore model".
citations: Amaretto Ranch Breedables, LLC v. Ozimals, Inc. Second Life