Comments on: Teen Arrested for Virtual Burglary http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/teen-arrested-for-virtual-burglary/ The Neat Side of the Web Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:43:37 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: XuYu http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/teen-arrested-for-virtual-burglary/comment-page-1/#comment-300721 XuYu Sun, 18 Nov 2007 08:52:44 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/teen-arrested-for-virtual-burglary/#comment-300721 Seriously though, do you consider this to be MORE or LESS ludicrous than the RIAA arresting people for "stealing music". Seriously though, do you consider this to be MORE or LESS ludicrous than the RIAA arresting people for "stealing music".

]]> By: Chris http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/teen-arrested-for-virtual-burglary/comment-page-1/#comment-299089 Chris Sat, 17 Nov 2007 12:16:59 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/teen-arrested-for-virtual-burglary/#comment-299089 Retrokatze : Who the f*** pays for virtual furniture?! Just what I said out loud! Retrokatze : Who the f*** pays for virtual furniture?!

Just what I said out loud!

]]> By: Ellen http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/teen-arrested-for-virtual-burglary/comment-page-1/#comment-297700 Ellen Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:00:09 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/teen-arrested-for-virtual-burglary/#comment-297700 What people don't understand is that they are using real money to buy this stuff. They have to really be into this, and that guy knows what he is doing. What people don't understand is that they are using real money to buy this stuff. They have to really be into this, and that guy knows what he is doing.

]]> By: travis http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/teen-arrested-for-virtual-burglary/comment-page-1/#comment-297679 travis Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:48:39 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/teen-arrested-for-virtual-burglary/#comment-297679 LOL.....now i've seen eerything LOL.....now i've seen eerything

]]> By: xopl http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/teen-arrested-for-virtual-burglary/comment-page-1/#comment-297597 xopl Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:38:48 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/teen-arrested-for-virtual-burglary/#comment-297597 This article has been going around framed as the kid getting arrested for virtual theft. However, he apparently committed a real-world crime: hacking. I wonder if he is REALLY being charged with burglary for the virtual furniture, and I wonder if there would have been any charges at all if he had done it without hacking the accounts. What's next? Charging people with murder in Warcraft for PvP? Also, if there can be a charge of burlary for taking the virtual furniture, that implies it has real world value. Couldn't the company running the virtual world then be sued should they ever lose the server data or even for shutting the service down and going out of business? If I store my furniture in a rent-a-garage, they can't just bulldoze the whole thing without letting me get my stuff first. This article has been going around framed as the kid getting arrested for virtual theft. However, he apparently committed a real-world crime: hacking.

I wonder if he is REALLY being charged with burglary for the virtual furniture, and I wonder if there would have been any charges at all if he had done it without hacking the accounts.

What's next? Charging people with murder in Warcraft for PvP?

Also, if there can be a charge of burlary for taking the virtual furniture, that implies it has real world value. Couldn't the company running the virtual world then be sued should they ever lose the server data or even for shutting the service down and going out of business?

If I store my furniture in a rent-a-garage, they can't just bulldoze the whole thing without letting me get my stuff first.

]]> By: Jessecca http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/teen-arrested-for-virtual-burglary/comment-page-1/#comment-297557 Jessecca Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:07:36 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/teen-arrested-for-virtual-burglary/#comment-297557 Wow.. lol.. I thought this was just a joke but I must say this is a first. I can understand why he was arrested now but dude... What is the world coming to... Wow.. lol.. I thought this was just a joke but I must say this is a first. I can understand why he was arrested now but dude... What is the world coming to...

]]> By: ted http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/teen-arrested-for-virtual-burglary/comment-page-1/#comment-297468 ted Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:01:14 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/teen-arrested-for-virtual-burglary/#comment-297468 He hacked into other people's accounts, and he stole virtual furniture. Could have been real credit card numbers or other personal information. What if he had broken into a bank and stolen pens? It's still breaking into a bank, no matter what the value is. He hacked into other people's accounts, and he stole virtual furniture. Could have been real credit card numbers or other personal information.

What if he had broken into a bank and stolen pens? It's still breaking into a bank, no matter what the value is.

]]> By: k http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/teen-arrested-for-virtual-burglary/comment-page-1/#comment-297379 k Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:53:11 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/teen-arrested-for-virtual-burglary/#comment-297379 17 years-old? Someone needs a life.. 17 years-old? Someone needs a life..

]]> By: Retrokatze http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/teen-arrested-for-virtual-burglary/comment-page-1/#comment-297106 Retrokatze Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:46:21 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/16/teen-arrested-for-virtual-burglary/#comment-297106 Who the f*** pays for virtual furniture?! Who the f*** pays for virtual furniture?!

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