My Research paper

[Ellisandra]

To be honest I'm kind of interested in virtual economies and the way they function.??It would be interesting to see if, in a few years, there was some kind of decision or holding that the player actually had some form of property right to the virtual items they obtained, based on the fact that they have some kind of real world value.??I understand all the problems and impossibilities in that and don't want to derail Josh's thread (hmm, maybe a new thread later!).

I recall hearing something about some person in an Asian country (I think?) years ago being brought up on charges for virtual theft? Something of that nature...

I'm pretty certain it'll never happen, and current TOS and licensing agreements all but bar such activities, but it's an interesting idea to play around with.

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