Behavior of Infringement of Online Virtual Property --In the Prospective of Criminal Law
Jinrou Liu · Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media · 2023
Entering the Internet information era, although attached to specific network technology, virtual property has established a close relationship with real property. By selling the wealth created in virtual space, people can convert their virtual property into real wealth, which has led to a high incidence of illegal acquisition of virtual property in recent years. However, the academic community and judicial practice have been debated for many years regarding the infringement of virtual property in cyberspace, and so far, a consensus has yet to be reached. In the academic community, a unified viewpoint on the legal attribute of the virtual property has yet to be formed; whether the virtual property is data or property has yet to be determined. In judicial practice, differences in the selection of the crime and punishment have also been a long-standing issue. Therefore, conducting an in-depth study on the regulation dilemma of infringing on network virtual property is of great importance.