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Yay for the police! (Score:2)
Some may think I'm crazy, but I agree with the police for arresting the guy. Sure, this is only a game and the things stolen had no "physical" presense. However, people worked to earn these things, they derived pleasure from them and they clearly have a monetary value as evidenced by the fact that the guy was able to sell them.
What's intriguing to me, though, is the people who run these online worlds. While they work to stop this sort of stuff, they still have liability. Further, as more people immer
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His arrest was justified indeed.
You have interesting points about the role of the creators and administrators in the ecosystem. I hadn’t thought of that at all. Hm…
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