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Runescape Theft Lands Dutch Duo In Hot Water [RuneScape]
Runescape Theft Lands Dutch Duo In Hot Water [RuneScape]
In the Netherlands, as you may already be aware, some laws can be a little...different. One of those instances is related to gaming, in that if you're an MMO player, your virtual goods are - according to Dutch law - as good as real goods. Which is why two Runescape players, aged 15 and 14, have ...
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Dutch Virtual Theft Case Involved Real-world Violence
GamePolitics News — ... While the ruling was the subject of some mirth in the U.S. gaming press, Antal Princen, a Dutch reader of GamePolitics, wrote in to say that there was much more to the story. The AP simply mentions that the victim was coerced, but Antal says there was some nasty real-world violence involved: ...

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