Dutch Supreme Court Sees Game Objects As Goods

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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[Kenja]

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

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[Samantha Wright]

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

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[squidflakes]

Whelp, there goes EVE.

Re:So...

[shutdown -p now]

Yes, yes, yes, and yes!

Are you running for president, by chance?

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[FatdogHaiku]

Bailiff, whack his pee pee!