Chinese gamer sentenced to life

[havnblast]

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

[Guest LilBambi]

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!

[henderrob]

He stabbed a real person who was playing against him in a internet game. Pretty nuts, eh!

[DarkSerge]

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

[Grasshopper]

I'd heard of people losing their homes and marriages over online gaming characters, but murder???OMG!!!!

[epp_b]

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

[havnblast]

murdered his real friend over a virtual sword that he had borrowed to his friend

[genaldar]

More proof that people aren't as evolved as we'd like to believe.