havnblast 0 Posted June 9, 2005 Share Posted June 9, 2005 (edited) A Shanghai online gamer has been given a suspended death sentence for killing a fellow gamer.Qui Chengwei stabbed Zhu Caoyuan in the chest when he found out he had sold his virtual sword for 7,200 Yuan (£473).The sword, which Mr Qui had lent to Mr Zhu, was won in the popular online game Legend of Mir 3.Attempts to take the dispute to the police failed because there is currently no law in China to protect virtual property. Full Article insanecan u imagin having laws on virtual property??Ummm officer that guy on Guild Wars kicked my butt and I want him tossed in jail Edited June 9, 2005 by havnblast Link to post Share on other sites
Guest LilBambi Posted June 9, 2005 Share Posted June 9, 2005 Actually ... we basically already do... software and media Intellectual Property Law (DMCA related items, the RIAA, and now the MPAA is on the war path now too). Sigh...Sold Out - by James Boyle written in 1996! Link to post Share on other sites
Temmu 1,931 Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 did this fellow stab a real person in the chest, or simply an online avatar? Link to post Share on other sites
henderrob 0 Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 He stabbed a real person who was playing against him in a internet game. Pretty nuts, eh! Link to post Share on other sites
DarkSerge 71 Posted June 11, 2005 Share Posted June 11, 2005 wow...the fact that the first guy even sold a virtual sword in the first placethen to be killed over a virtual swordthat's imagination gone wild Link to post Share on other sites
Grasshopper 0 Posted June 11, 2005 Share Posted June 11, 2005 I'd heard of people losing their homes and marriages over online gaming characters, but murder???OMG!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
epp_b 0 Posted June 11, 2005 Share Posted June 11, 2005 (edited) OK, I don't get it. Did he murder this person in real-life or did he murder is character/avatar of a video game? Edited June 11, 2005 by epp_b Link to post Share on other sites
havnblast 0 Posted June 11, 2005 Author Share Posted June 11, 2005 murdered his real friend over a virtual sword that he had borrowed to his friend Link to post Share on other sites
Temmu 1,931 Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 that's wacked.the internet gave us email, now it gives us an excuse to kill our neighbor. sheesh. Link to post Share on other sites
genaldar 0 Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 More proof that people aren't as evolved as we'd like to believe. Link to post Share on other sites
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