Chinese MMO Operator Sued Over In-Game Losses

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Chinese MMO Operator Sued Over In-Game Losses

Chinese MMO operator Shanda Entertainment is being sued by a denizen of the company’s Legend of wow gold Mir II over the loss of 31 virtual items, all of which mysteriously vanished from the player’s in-game inventory over the last year. The player, surnamed Wen, is seeking a little over $14,000 USD in damages from the company in a suit filed in the Shanghai Pudong District People’s Court. Key to Wen’s case is his assertion wow power leveling that the items were removed without prior warning by Shanda, and that during his time in Legend of wow gold Mir II he’s invested nearly $30,000 in virtual items, goods and services. Over the past few years, much debate has sprung up wow gold over how U.S. courts might view virtual item ownership under similar circumstances. This case, however, should not be seen as a litmus test for that debate, and not simply because it occurs in China. Legend of Mir II, like many Asian MMOs, measures player wow gold accomplishment levels by how much actual, real-world money they’ve invested into a particular game — a stark contrast with U.S. MMO titles that generally only ask players for a monthly subscription fee and as much of their free time as possible. That distinction wow gold should make Wen’s case a much simpler affair than if it were to occur here in the States. At the very least, it should indicate the sort of academic thinking that can, and inevitably will, yyqq1001 be applied to the legal quagmire surrounding the innate value of virtual items. Shanda Sued For RMB 100,000 In Virtual Items
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