Here is a case.
According to the news from Xinhuanet Hangzhou Station, an online game account stolen by Ningbo police was officially heard in Haishu District Court of Ningbo a few days ago. The court found the defendant Zhang Bin guilty of theft and sentenced Zhang Bin to fixed-term imprisonment 1 year, suspended for 2 years and fined 5000 yuan.
In February, 2005, Zhang Bin, who lives in Haishu District, Ningbo, sold an online game account on the Internet, and introduced in his post that the account was not only high-level but also well equipped. Shen of Nantong City, Jiangsu Province contacted Zhang Bin by phone on the post, and the two sides set a price of 4,800 yuan. At the beginning of March of the same year, Shen paid 4,800 yuan into Zhang Bin bank card, and Zhang Bin gave Shen his game account and password. Shen played happily for a few days after getting the game account, but not long after, Shen found that the game account was stolen when he went online again. Shen hurriedly contacted Zhang Bin by telephone, only to find that Zhang Bin's cell phone had been shut down.
Shen felt cheated and called the police. Through investigation, Ningbo police arrested Zhang Bin on March 28th.
Zhang Bin's case of suspected account theft was transferred to the Haishu District Procuratorate of Ningbo for prosecution. The prosecutor believes that virtual property belongs to real estate in essence and is disposable. It can be transferred between different players with or without compensation, without damaging the value of property. In short, virtual property can be the object of theft. Therefore, the court held that Zhang Bin's behavior met the constitutive requirements of theft, and accordingly, Zhang was sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment and fined.
The judgment of Ningbo online game account theft case is of great judicial significance, which shows to some extent that the recognition of online virtual property has become a trend in domestic legislation and justice. For a long time, the increasing disputes over online virtual property have aroused close attention and discussion from all walks of life, and the criminal judgment of Ningbo court on the case of number theft has expressed the strength of property law to protect online virtual property, laying a foundation for players to safeguard their rights and interests through legal means in the future.
At present, China's legislative and judicial organs are increasingly determined to safeguard the rights and interests and property of the online virtual world, and have made some attempts in judicial decisions, which has undoubtedly given a shot in the arm to the development of China's internet security.
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