Stealing People's Stuff
moriearty101
software. Forget the fact that it is grounds for banning......it is
illegal.
Using software on or through the internet to perform theft of property which
has value or to dammage property of value is a federal offense. Thanks to
ebay.com, property on UO now has a real world value. I am currently
litigating a case in which property was stolen on UO. On that little
note........have fun.
Myrex
Who exactly is going to be on the receiving end of this 'lawsuit'?
it IS a game and the things in it are NOT real items. They have value in
the real world only to those who wish them to. Its not like someone has
hacked into your bank and stolen your months wages is it.. I mean, grow up!
no_spam Mike
While I admit that there is a problem with stealing and that a lawsuit
is way out of proportion I find your attitude very imature and
ignorant. People put a lot of effort into the game, making RL friends
online, Learning a trade, amassing a fortune in gold and belongings.
To have someone come along and rip it away can be hard on them. Having
some petty thief come along and ruin the experience can be shattering
to a lot fo people. Why dont you grow up and think of others before
making statements like that.
Adebisi
Counter Strike.
;0)
"Myrex" <Myrex....@uomail.com> wrote in message
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John Henry
"Myrex" <Myrex....@uomail.com> wrote:
> Who exactly is going to be on the receiving end of this 'lawsuit'?
> it IS a game and the things in it are NOT real items. They have value in
> the real world only to those who wish them to. Its not like someone has
> hacked into your bank and stolen your months wages is it.. I mean, grow
up!
Actually, he has a point. Value can be easily proven using past ebay
auctions, etc. In the court system, especially in today's computer driven
world, non physical property can be proven to have value. The problem comes
with proof of possession and proof of theft, since our UO "property" can be
parted with in so many ways. Logs of course could be used to show these
things I suppose, but that gets sticky sometimes too, and I'm not sure how
detailed those logs would be.
Dismissing the idea of if being a true theft though if a bit premature.
Erica
to take your backpack full of house deeds, that I can be sued?
It's using software to steal things via the internet, isn't it?
Erica
--
The internet.
It's the socialization key of the new generation.
moriearty101 wrote in message ...
Someone
I'LL SUE U!!
The way your message is worded, it doesnt matter if they steal it 3rd party
or not... thats dumb.... STEALING IS PART OF THE GAME
Myrex wrote in message <8FA3F99DCmy...@130.133.1.4>...
Someone
Lambypie
while in a dungeon and u wake up dead and all yer good gear gone, which OSI
won't replace, that it is theft, because I feel that it is. I dont feel
that is much different from being hacked and stolen from in the game. If
this is the case, I'm quids in :)
"moriearty101" <moriea...@email.msn.com> wrote in message
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J.C. Bengtson
> So you're saying that if I walk through Britain, and use my stealing skill
> to take your backpack full of house deeds, that I can be sued?
No, because OSI has said (check update.uo.com for past notices) that ANY
blessed or newbie item stored in a subcontainer CAN be stolen. This
isn't a bug, it's a feature. :)
Otherwise everyone would just keep a newbie book in their reagent bag to
stop thieves, instead of taking the time to sort the regs into different
piles...
> Erica
> --
> The internet.
> It's the socialization key of the new generation.
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Guig
> it IS a game and the things in it are NOT real items. They have value in
> the real world only to those who wish them to. Its not like someone has
> hacked into your bank and stolen your months wages is it.. I mean, grow
up!
If someone hacks your UO account, transfers all your stuff to their own
characters, and then sells them for monetary gain on ebay or wherever, then
I think a RL crime will have taken place. There was a post from a chap round
about december who had this happen to him, and he was able to trace the
culprit (despite them using hotmail or similar), he then sicced the local
police onto the person, and succesfully sued them.
I wish I could find the post, but with Remarq gone I've no archive material
anymore.
--
Guig
(GSF600SY Bandit)
There is no black race, white race, or yellow race .... only the human race.
Life is but a game, only really badly programmed.
I used to be an athiest, until I realised I was god.
Myrex
but trying to sue someone in rl for it is rediculous, i mean, who are you
going to sue?
Myrex
thank god somebody finally agrees with me on this one.