meridianday
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I am a Devilstar.
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Registration Date: 27-06-2001
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But.. but... It's only a game!
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| quote: | BEIJING (Reuters) - A Shanghai online game player stabbed to death a competitor who sold his cyber-sword, the China Daily has said, creating a dilemma in China where no law exists for the ownership of virtual weapons.
Qiu Chengwei, 41, stabbed competitor Zhu Caoyuan repeatedly in the chest after he was told Zhu had sold his "dragon sabre", used in the popular online game, "Legend of Mir 3", the newspaper said a Shanghai court was told on Tuesday.
"Legend of Mir 3" features heroes and villains, sorcerers and warriors, many of whom wield enormous swords.
Qiu and a friend jointly won their weapon last February, and lent it to Zhu who then sold it for 7,200 yuan (464 pounds), the newspaper said.
Qui went to the police to report the "theft" but was told the weapon was not real property protected by law.
"Zhu promised to hand over the cash but an angry Qui lost patience and attacked Zhu at his home, stabbing him in the left chest with great force and killing him," the court was told.
The newspaper did not specify the charge against Qiu but said he had given himself up to police and already pleaded guilty to "intentional injury".
No verdict has been announced.
More and more online gamers were seeking justice through the courts over stolen weapons and credits, the newspaper said.
"The armour and swords in games should be deemed as private property as players have to spend money and time for them," Wang Zongyu, an associate law professor at Beijing's Renmin University of China, was quoted as saying.
But other experts are calling for caution. "The 'assets' of one player could mean nothing to others as they are by nature just data created by game providers," a lawyer for a Shanghai-based Internet game company was quoted as saying. |
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Tricky one. If you invest time and money in getting a virtual item, should it count in the judicial domains of the real world?
On another forum I frequent, users put in a lot of time and very real money to acquire virtual items. Naturally enough, their accounts get hacked from time to time and these items stolen. Some users "lend" valuable items to other users and then are horrified when those users sell them. That forum has its own legal system so that "hacked" items can be returned to their original owners if the hacking can be proven. This seems to me to be the right way to do things - although it wouldn't have saved the person above as the item he sold was borrowed not stolen.
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30-03-2005 07:22
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imaqtz
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I am a Condor.
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Registration Date: 17-07-2001
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hmmm.. * looks at bank account*
Lets see. Ill hand you $1.00 if you can update your sig by the end of the week, Ronin . I'll discuss repayment plans on Tengu's car afterwards. 
FB Im happy to negotiate price on Taishala's powers. Ive always envied that "Godstick" back in the IF days. I want those spritely powers!! 
Im getting quite giddy at the thought of owning Cep's unwashed pirate shirt , mmmmm. Might even buy Elvin's Dark Crystal avatar and don said shirt on it, then film this gorgeous creature with Ashke's camera!
I would sooooooooo pay for just one night with Buffy's , Yuki's or Sj's characters( and they DO know which ones Im talking about!) 
And just for the record, Im laying claim and ownership of Lyon's plasma rifle till her return. It does more damage and mayhem than the cable gun. Hell yeah! 
Meridian, Im sure with a bit of persuasion, and the right amount of money, might be able to part with sensitive Galactan blueprints of any upcoming mechas , strongholds, bases, newly appointed Captains, or the latest in weapons artillery!
As for my avatar, wine and dine Sayuri, the avatar's artist and Im sure she can see fit to give you the full length pic and what he's wearing below that open shirt! 
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13-06-2005 13:22
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