China Daily News, via Slashdot: SHUILIU0011 stole Li Hongchen's weapons. He wants them back, plus $1200. Zhang Qingsong, partner with Beijing Puhua Law Firm, has evidently not read Hunter/Lastowka and argues that the items are not property. However, Wang Zongyu, associate professor at Renmin University of China, has attained enlightenment on this question. We wait breathlessly for the judge's opinion.
Last year, exactly same lawsuit had been sued in Korea. In that case, the gamer lost.
According to Korean civil procedure act, the cases which plaintiff's demand amount is under 20,000,000 won are categorized as petty case.
In petty case, the judge can't ommit the reaon from the judgement. the above case was a petty case, so regrettably we don't know why the company win or gamer lose...
Under Civil law system in Korea & China,
without Assembly's passing new law which acknowldege the concept of "virtual property",
I suppose the possibility of the gamer's winning the case is relatively low.
Posted by: Unggi Yoon | Nov 21, 2003 at 22:39
Sorry, there's a typing error.
In petty case, the judge 'can' ommit the reaon from the judgement.
Posted by: Unggi Yoon | Nov 21, 2003 at 22:43
Does anyone know how this lawsuit turned out?
thanks.
Posted by: Kristina D. | Mar 16, 2005 at 20:48