Ex MMO dev allegedly hacked 68 players for in-game gold worth over $700,000 and sold it for Bitcoin, UK court finds the gold legally counts as "property" and can be stolen
A previous ruling on this person's alleged MMO gold theft was reversed in an appeal
A new judgment from the UK Court of Appeal finds that gold in MMOs can be treated as "property" and legally subjected to criminal theft, continuing a case involving a game developer who allegedly sto… [+7861 chars]