Theft of virtual goods.

[The Riddler_]

He spent time on a video game, when he could of been doing something better with his time. Like, the kid could of been doing community service instead of wasting time on a pointless video game.

They deserve the time, but are you saying they do because they stole his "virtual items"?

Most people don't see community service as something to enjoy,maybe the nice feeling afterward, but people would like to use their time into something THEY enjoy. You, yourself can not define what a person does as "wasting their time" with what they feel like doing.

TJ, what if I say your wasting your time on sythe, so you should just ONLY do community service instead on being on sythe.

 

[TJ]

Most people don't see community service as something to enjoy,maybe the nice feeling afterward, but people would like to use their time into something THEY enjoy. You, yourself can not define what a person does as "wasting their time" with what they feel like doing.

TJ, what if I say your wasting your time on sythe, so you should just ONLY do community service instead on being on sythe.

I am not telling anyoen to do community service. I am saying that he was wasting time on something that is useless in life, so its his fault it was taken from him.

I can define whatever i want, its my life.

I am wasting my time on sythe. However, i like to do it because i learn something new everyday.

 

[bensino]

I dont believe that they should be punished for the virtual items, but rather for beating up the other child.

 

[Eluveitie]

I'd say yes and no.

I'd say it's not punishable if someone just steal like a rune scimmy on RuneScape. But I'd say it is if it gets into violence irl. Like intimidators saying "Give me your rune scimmy on RuneScape tonight or I'll beat you down tomorrow morning!".

Lol, that would be weird. Dude stealing pixels instead of his lunch's money. XD

 

[The Riddler_]

I'd say yes and no.

I'd say it's not punishable if someone just steal like a rune scimmy on RuneScape. But I'd say it is if it gets into violence irl. Like intimidators saying "Give me your rune scimmy on RuneScape tonight or I'll beat you down tomorrow morning!".

Lol, that would be weird. Dude stealing pixels instead of his lunch's money. XD

The reason I'd say turn virtual punishments into real life punishments, is because nothing is ever done and this is how you can stop it from happening. I don't care what you say. If you say that you don't believe in this, then you are encouraging scamming.

 

[TJ]

The reason I'd say turn virtual punishments into real life punishments, is because nothing is ever done and this is how you can stop it from happening. I don't care what you say. If you say that you don't believe in this, then you are encouraging scamming.

I am not encouraging scamming, I am saying its not a lawyers business unless the company which was stolen from, hires the attorney.

 

[The Riddler_]

I am not encouraging scamming, I am saying its not a lawyers business unless the company which was stolen from, hires the attorney.

But no one will do it. It's just like, if you can't afford your own attorney, the state will provide you won. You don't have to face a lawsuit alone, the courts can help.

Or they can bring it into JaGex's attention about what court cases have been filed and they will sue the scammer, and give the rewards to the other player, but everyone knows, they won't go into that much trouble.

The fact is. Virtual or not. If nothing is being done, make it happen by any means.

 

[yo idiot]

If they are of enough significance, sure.

 

[TJ]

Im bringing this thread back from the depths of death.

 

[The Riddler_]

I liked the topic but there's not much reasoning going on. I only think some of few were actually going on morals or more than what they want to happen.

Hopefully more eyes will see this topic. I need more things to debate about.

 

[waltrulz]

I limit what is tangible, to actual tangible objects. besides it's just a game.

 

[traul]

i think they should be punished for assaulting a kid over a game, and they should take a look at their lives and realize that they are losers... lol

 

[zeldja]

First of all, I'm sick of people moning that this isn't a crime, generally its people on sythe because most people here not all have scammed onece in there life and got away with it. Im sure I have.


Anyway, wat im gonna say - people spend time playing the game to get rewards. allthough those rewards are virtual you feel you have achived somthing. If somone took away a painting that has been passed through your family for hundreds of years that wouldn't make much on ebay but ment somthing to you - surley you would be angered if it was stolen?

Allways put your self on the victims side before you hack, scam, fight, destroy, decare war on or watever. You will find the other side has reasons to fight for its self to.

 

[TJ]

First of all, I'm sick of people moning that this isn't a crime, generally its people on sythe because most people here not all have scammed onece in there life and got away with it. Im sure I have.

You sure you have scammed?

If somone took away a painting that has been passed through your family for hundreds of years that wouldn't make much on ebay but ment somthing to you - surley you would be angered if it was stolen?

Well no kidding, the painting is tangible.

Allways put your self on the victims side before you hack, scam, fight, destroy, decare war on or watever. You will find the other side has reasons to fight for its self to.

I am not giving justice to scammers, hackers or any of the sort. This is simply a debate on where does theft draw the line between virtual and reality?

 

[pureskill]

this is prob something they should come up with and explain more

 

[TJ]

this is prob something they should come up with and explain more

What are you on about?

 

[Poker Player]

If there is any violence or thread involved irl, then yes.

If someone hacked somebody's account, then no. Its the person's fault it was hacked, etc.

Its a game, so what ever. If there is any violence involved irl, then yes.

 

[Dziarski]

Beating up someone for virtual in-game items? Thats just sad, and just shows how peoples are stupid. But no, it shouldn't be punishable unless real money are involved.

 

[The True Gears]

Anything Virtual that gets stolen doesn't really belong to anyone, unless it were to be copyrighted to a specific person or the like. Meaning it should not be illegal.

It all ends up in some server somewhere, now if the server were stolen, of course it is illegal.