How would you like that?
200+160 hours of community service for stealing (presumably) a fury amulet and Halloween mask. I know that Netherland's law does not apply in other countries, but won't other laws come to something like that sooner or later?
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Real Theft of Virtual Goods in Runescape?
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I checked the date and it wasn't April the 1st.
Did they do it in the court room at Seers? is the community service to help newbs coming off tut island?
This makes a mockery of the laws in that country, I better not go there in case I get fined for having an offensive wife in a built up area.
When things like this happen you know humanity is on a downward spiral, what's next libel laws for calling someone a noob? , pkers imprisoned for virtual murder.
If this becomes common place online games will be forced to stop due to the legal implications, every one would be afraid to play.
I would love to know what evidence they had.
Wise Old Man you had better watch out your days of freedom are numbered.
I'm torn on this if it is indeed true. While steve makes lite of this, I personally like the fact that people do need to be held accountable for thier actions.
When you do something like this you have to realize there is an actual person at the other end you are hurting, just because you can't see them doesn't make it wrong.
This may be a little extreme for punishment however. I wouldn't go to the extent to say that this is the beginning of the end though.
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There is more involved.
Truthscape has a thread on this subject and a reader there has posted links to the original story (not in English). According to the translation, two kids physically beat the third and threatened him at knife point before the victim gave them his username and password.
Knifestorm is right, there were physically threating that boy. I live in the Netherlands and it has been on the news here ;)
Thanks, that explains it...
Wow, the comments change the entire perspective about it.
For the sake of the original thought, we'll forget that it was an actual physical attack for a second.
Laws about virtual vs tangible property are being questioned in such a manner that we haven't seen. It's almost that every modern case that's being decided is going to set the precedent for the years to come. These things are being decided upon by people who have never played an online game in their lives, have no experience with the subject manner and don't really take into consideration the time point we are in for such things. A 65 year old judge who has his secretary dictate his emails to him because he's never touched a computer in his life doesn't realize he's going to be the deciding factor in legal issues 20 years from now. Its a scary thought.
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