01-18-2007

Today Domodedowskom cemetery will be buried Bleskin Alexander, a student of the 6th Moscow ingenerno-fisicheski Institute (MIFI). In the Internet, and specifically among the players online game Lineage II, it was known as Extended. Alexander died in hospital of wounds sustained a week ago during a brawl in the centre of Moscow. Lineage II is one of the most popular online games in the MMORPG genre. Accomplished clans and alliances players fight among themselves, but this almost never results in the "offlineЛ collision : The clans ascertain relations on the Internet, on the battlefield and gambling forums.
January 12 on the traditional Friday meeting InquisitorS clan (the "enjoyed" or "inkwisitora) in a bar at m. The Chinatown attended Andrei Ponamorenko (DVP), a member of the alliance Exile, RedSquad clan. Andrei is one of the strongest players Lineage II in Europe, the general director of the Ukrainian company selling computers. At a meeting with the "brothers in arms" in Russia, he came specially. The gathering of the Inca attended Kirill and the Shtai "is an active participant in game forums, Author of specialized resources and long nedrug DVP (they often argue in forums moving on individuals and in articles Shtai have referred to the clan to which the DVP). Already leading Merry DVP to talk to the Steem eye "for which the two went on the street. As a result of the conversation ЛShtai went to the toilet with a broken nose, and the DVP approached Alexander EXCESS deciding explain that to do so "in the heartЛ lose. Conversation quickly moved to camps. Friends Alexander recount that a dislocated right hand for a couple of days before and he was going to cast a certain amount of time but withdrew it himself. No serious challenging Andrei Ponamorenko by Alexander out of the question. Stop rukopacou difficult to other players who dragged DVP, batterer lying on the pavement Sverha.

Mejdounharodye alliances and clans created around Lineage2, fight only in the network. The traditional gatherings are often the "enemies" of the competing clans but it is not usually resulted in the determination and rukopacou. In meetings clan come and veterans who left the "virtual battle, but poddergewate friendly ties with the who met in the course of the game. Stea presence known in the game anywhere author changing articles and sporczyka active in the forums, indirectly causing the death of another player. Rabbi Alexander said that he was a right Comrade, which is not cast friends in distress. He did not approve of skirmishes on network forums and will they did not attend. So far, criminal proceedings under Article 111 Clause (intentional infliction of grievous bodily harm, resulting in the death of the victim; from 5 to 15 years imprisonment). Andrei Ponamorenko is in the detention centre. It is expected that through the peo case will be submitted to the court.

Originally Posted by tacoBELL

In a precedent-setting trial, a court in the Dutch city of Leeuwarden has ruled that stealing virtual items is theft and sentenced two teenage boys to community service.

In September 2007, two teens, both aged 14 at the time, forced a 13-year-old classmate to hand over two items he had acquired playing Runescape, an internet game extremely popular with 10 to 15-year-old boys.

The culprits, who cannot be named due to their age, kicked, hit and threatened their classmate with a knife before the 13-year-old gave in and transferred the Runescape items, an amulet and a mask, to his attackers' online accounts.

Cyber goods
The public prosecutor argued, in what has become known as the 'Runescape' case, that virtual items used in the game should be considered as real and tangible goods as they have real, tangible value for the owner. The prosecutor noted that winning, collecting and trading Runescape objects play an important role in the virtual world and can also be sold for money in the real world.

According to the public prosecutor, if these items are valuable to their owner and he has been forced to hand them over to somebody else, it should be considered theft. The lawyer representing the culprits argued that legally, the items do not exist and therefore cannot be considered to have been stolen.

Material object
The court dismissed the defence lawyer's argument and cited an earlier ruling that electricity can be considered a material object for the purposes of criminal law and stealing electricity is theft. The court ruled that the same principle can be applied in this case and stealing virtual Runescape items is theft as the owner was forced to hand over his possessions.



http://www.radionetherlands.nl/curre...-theft-is-real

Originally Posted by Chac

Hmm, nobody I know plays runescape. But a Dutch person also committed suicide over being hacked at some point here.


Yeah, Dutch people are extremely vulnerable to MMO dumbshittery for some reason.