Comments on: Real Consequences for Virtual Theft http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/10/25/real-consequences-for-virtual-theft/ tech, science, news and social issues for geeks Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:00:20 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Casey http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/10/25/real-consequences-for-virtual-theft/#comment-113103 Casey Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:21:29 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=6711#comment-113103 Well, that's definitely how the game company sees it. ;) But it's really not so cut and dry... there are numerous law review articles debating just that issue! Well, that’s definitely how the game company sees it. ;) But it’s really not so cut and dry… there are numerous law review articles debating just that issue!

]]> By: Brian Rivera http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/10/25/real-consequences-for-virtual-theft/#comment-113042 Brian Rivera Mon, 27 Oct 2008 02:04:50 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=6711#comment-113042 As a MMOer, everything I have ever seen is that "your" property in the game (items, currency, ect...)wasn't really yours, but the provider of the game. You are "leasing" the account for the monthly fee of $xx.99/mo in order to access the game content. So how can it be theft if it is still in the hands of the true account "owner"? But I would have to agree with poster #1 (Jon) that the real crime was the assault & battery. As for the "stuff" that was taken, its not real. If you want to value your time on a MMO your time isn't worth very much @ $15/mo ($.50 a day/how many hrs a day you play) As a MMOer, everything I have ever seen is that “your” property in the game (items, currency, ect…)wasn’t really yours, but the provider of the game. You are “leasing” the account for the monthly fee of $xx.99/mo in order to access the game content. So how can it be theft if it is still in the hands of the true account “owner”?

But I would have to agree with poster #1 (Jon) that the real crime was the assault & battery. As for the “stuff” that was taken, its not real.

If you want to value your time on a MMO your time isn’t worth very much @ $15/mo ($.50 a day/how many hrs a day you play)

]]> By: Casey http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/10/25/real-consequences-for-virtual-theft/#comment-112993 Casey Sun, 26 Oct 2008 16:45:23 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=6711#comment-112993 I got the impression from the news articles I read that the assault was handled in a different trial. I highly suspect that he got some jail time on top of this. I'm not familiar with how the Dutch legal system works, but it almost seemed like the virtual theft issue was handled in a civil court. I got the impression from the news articles I read that the assault was handled in a different trial. I highly suspect that he got some jail time on top of this. I’m not familiar with how the Dutch legal system works, but it almost seemed like the virtual theft issue was handled in a civil court.

]]> By: Jon http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/10/25/real-consequences-for-virtual-theft/#comment-112971 Jon Sun, 26 Oct 2008 13:30:31 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=6711#comment-112971 Ok, but what about the bigger issue, regardless of what the threat was about or for, one person threatened another with physical violence (and actually carried through on that threat), in anyones eyes that's the real crime and failing to mention the judges verdict on that account (or even if the judge bothered to take the assult into account) is just sensationalising the irrelevant and trivialising the actual. What about the person who got beat up for standing up to a bully, hopefully his assult was taken seriously and the appropriate sentance awarded to the attacker. Bullies, thugs (and anyone else who preys on another person for any kind of gain) are the lowest form of scum! Let's not trivialise what actually happened here! Jon... Ok, but what about the bigger issue, regardless of what the threat was about or for, one person threatened another with physical violence (and actually carried through on that threat), in anyones eyes that’s the real crime and failing to mention the judges verdict on that account (or even if the judge bothered to take the assult into account) is just sensationalising the irrelevant and trivialising the actual.

What about the person who got beat up for standing up to a bully, hopefully his assult was taken seriously and the appropriate sentance awarded to the attacker. Bullies, thugs (and anyone else who preys on another person for any kind of gain) are the lowest form of scum! Let’s not trivialise what actually happened here!

Jon…

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