Online mugging suspect held.

[jedi]

news page. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4165880.stm)

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Police in Japan have arrested a Chinese student over the use of a network of software "bots" to steal items in an online role playing game (RPG).

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Goodness, has our world come to this?

Edit: add excerpt from article.

[LeatherFace]

Now if they can only find the guy who ninja looted my cloudsong.

[PLOlover]

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In Japan, as in England, there are no specific laws to govern trade in virtual possessions.

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So all of my imaginary items are unprotected! I'm moving my imaginary hoard of gold from my imaginary Fort Knox to the more secure state of the art imaginary Borg Cube.

But wait!, what if the Borg decide to double cross me? According to this article I have no recourse at law.

I have no choice but to start work on an imaginary anti-Borg death ray. Unfortunately, the use of which will result in the total destruction of the imaginary universe.

This is what happens when you can't count on the rule of law - ANARCHY!

[bleu329]

What kind of world do we live in when a man's virtual goods can be taken without fear of recourse from the reach of the arm of the law? Its sick.