On the Legal Nature and Characteristics of Virtual Property in the Network
Lili Ma · Journal of Huaihai Inscitute of Technology · 2005
The 21st century can be well regarded as the “Age of New Economic Empire” when more and more attention has been paid to the economic stimulative factors whose core is network technology. As the conflicts related to virtual property in the network and legislations that have been lagged behind have becoming increasingly fierce, it is high time to enact and perfect pertinent laws. On the basis of differentiating the concepts of res and property, and analyzing controversies in this respect in the academic world, the legal nature of virtual property in the network and the basic way of protecting them by the civil law are proposed in this study.