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Where small portions of code become legally and fiscally 'real' ?
With shit like this going on.... it soon will be.
[url]http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=8037273[/url]
Where small portions of code become legally and fiscally 'real' ?
With shit like this going on.... it soon will be.
[url]http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=8037273[/url]
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A game is there to have fun get your rush & and go home...These guys acted like it was the only thing they ever do. & shit it was!
Folks were selling in-game items on ebay for real money. Blizzard said in-game stuff was their IP and threatened to revoke anyone's account if they tried this virtual profiteering act.
Personally I don't see the big deal. I would never dream of spending my hard-earned dough on that next weapon upgrade.. even though my paladin is in dire need of one :)
Edit: Link fixed now.
with WoW, people sold in-game money for real money on ebay :rolleyes:
- PJH
And by the way, I suppose the guy killed him over the money more than the sword..
Personally, I don't give a rat's ass since I didn't know either of the people involved, but hell, if I'd lend for example a higher-class drawing of mine to a friend and he'd sell it, I'd at least make sure he'd no longer be a friend of mine nor be able to walk straight for a couple of months. Going as far as killing the other guy in question? Beats me, if he thought it was prompt action to take, maybe it was? Heat of the moment gets you far in some cases. ;)
Heck, I couldn't see myself killing anyone, but that kind of trick would piss me off as well. :)
But all in all, I've seen so many idiots online, that there seems to be some miniscule truth to my idea that what you do online, in a world of minimal or no consequence for your actions also reflects quite a bit your inner psyche, who you really are behind that facade you put on every day in real life.
So on those terms, if a guy can pull a stunt like that without remorse IRL or Online, he's better off dead. Yes, in the real world. Thank you.
A bit harsh, perhaps, but I'm starting to lose faith on a lot of people of late... I've become a rasist to some lengths since rap emerged, the amount of idiots worldwide with lawsuits and general incapability to understand even the simplest of things is beyond my understanding and my one-for-all solution to junkies, drunk drivers, rapists and murderers, one-time felonists or repeated offenders, is adopted from China: A shot in the head and the organs for those in need.
Even I would've lost some of my family, friends and my girlfriend if the world worked like that, but sometimes it seems we'd still be better off.
Heck, I just can't stand it anymore.
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The legality is that your not selling the items but the time invested to get them.
At this point I think they've given up because people sell whole accounts on D2. Some even post on the blizzard forum.
[B]this happens in just about every game. i remember a friend who actually made over a $1000USD by selling diablo2 items via ebay.. that was at a time when blizzard didn't much care about such things. nowadays they slap you around if you try something like this
with WoW, people sold in-game money for real money on ebay :rolleyes: [/B][/QUOTE]
For those who feel capitism is a bad thing, this is proof that a free market will create itself in almost any situation and is a natural outcome of the human condition (refering to the statment about people trading virtual items, not killing each other over them)...
Jake