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Castronova's Notes on Hacker Court

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the virtual-litigation dept.

scubacuda writes "Cal State Fullerton's Edward Castronova (who recently wrote an excellent analysis of gender inequality between male and female Everquest avatars) has just updated his notes on 'Hacker Court', a mock trial held at Vegas' Black Hat Conference on whether virtual items destroyed during the hack of an online video game constituted real loss. 'No verdict was reached, but the jury and audience agreed that the damages were real,' says Castronova."

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  1. OK....so? by Scalli0n · · Score: 5, Funny

    A mock jury decided a mock decision.

    How about we mock the geeks that are still crying over this?

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    1. Re:OK....so? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      How much time did you spend writing that post and was it worth it considering all it got you was some karma(as worthless as the shears) and some quite stupid responses by people who did not put nearly as much thought into their posts as you, or even fully understand your point?

  2. Who Cares by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    That's all, mod me down.

  3. Damn by Timesprout · · Score: 3, Funny

    I read that as Casanova's Notes and I thought /. was finally going to tell me how to be a babe magnet.

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    1. Re:Damn by Snoopy77 · · Score: 3, Funny

      1. Stop reading /.
      2. ???
      3. Babe magnet

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  4. This is an easy one by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Just award them some virtual money.

  5. a! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Did they arrive at a value for the loss of pride associated with going to an Everquest convention?

  6. Does this mean virtual deaths are real too? by happyhippy · · Score: 5, Funny

    So Im looking at a couple of thousand life sentences for playing Counterstrike?

  7. Div's Happy Hour by akedia · · Score: 4, Funny

    I just want to take a moment to talk to all the retards.

    So, you spend your real money in order to get pretend money in your online games.

    Then, for the privilege of spending that pretend money - in a pretend world, on pretend things - you pay more real money, every month.

    What a bunch of fucking brain surgeons.

    (Credit goes to Penny Arcade. Seems apropros here. Seriously guys, get a life. It's disturbing.)

  8. Both sides' virginity was upheld by Sagarian · · Score: 5, Funny

    unanimously

    by an undoubtely [poorly] HUNG jury.

  9. It's all the same. by Mr.+Self+estruct · · Score: 4, Funny

    You guys.. it doesn't matter... even the FEMALE characters in EverQuest are guys....

  10. Does the statute of limitations cover by curtisk · · Score: 2, Funny
    Does the statute of limitations cover the "crimes" and "damages" herein? I hope so, as I don't want to be suddenly brought up on charges on some "incidents" that occured during the first year of UO. What kind of penalty does 1st and 2nd degree PKing and looting and dismembering the corpse carry? And I'm a changed man today, but I also made the legs into human jerky and sold and/or ate it, back when that was still possible. I know, I'm ashamed of my criminal past, but I've turned over a new leaf.

    What you don't believe me?!?!?! *Vas Ort Flam* *In Nox* *Corp Por* *Corp Por* *Corp Por*

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