havnblast 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henderrob 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkSerge 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grasshopper 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!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epp_b 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havnblast 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genaldar Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 More proof that people aren't as evolved as we'd like to believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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