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Dutch Supreme Court Sees Game Objects As Goods

Posted by Soulskill on from the you-stole-my-cloudsong dept.

thrill12 writes "The Dutch Supreme Court ruled on January 31st that the taking away of possessions in the game Runescape from a 13-year-old boy, who was threatened with a (real) knife, was in fact theft because the possessions could be seen as actual goods. The highest court explained this not by arguing it was software that was copied, but by stating that the game data were real goods acquired through 'effort and time investment,' and 'the principal had the actual and exclusive dominion of the goods' — up until the moment the other guy took them away, that is."

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  1. Re:MOD PARENT DOWN... oops, it's the story by Kenja · · Score: 5, Funny

    Pft... knives are only like a D6 damage. Not much of a threat.

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  2. Re:MOD PARENT DOWN... oops, it's the story by Samantha+Wright · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, it is when you're his age. The kid only has half hit dice!

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  3. Re:MOD PARENT DOWN... oops, it's the story by squidflakes · · Score: 3, Funny

    Whelp, there goes EVE.

  4. Re:So... by shutdown+-p+now · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yes, yes, yes, and yes!

    Are you running for president, by chance?

  5. Re:MOD PARENT DOWN... oops, it's the story by FatdogHaiku · · Score: 1, Funny

    Bailiff, whack his pee pee!

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