Dutch Court Convicts 2 Of Stealing Virtual Items

CBS News writes:

"A Dutch court has convicted two youths of theft for stealing virtual items in a computer game and sentenced them to community service.
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The Leeuwarden District Court says the culprits, 15 and 14 years old, coerced a 13-year-old boy into transferring a "virtual amulet and a virtual mask" from the online adventure game RuneScape to their game accounts.

"These virtual goods are goods (under Dutch law), so this is theft," the court said Tuesday in a summary of its ruling."