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Chinese courts allow heirs to inherit accounts of deceased gamers — multiple cases spanning years establish precedent for digital ownership of games, in-game items, and microtransactions (www.tomshardware.com)

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[-] AstroStelar@hexbear.net 23 points 1 week ago

About a case involving a rare item in an MMORPG:

because [deceased gamer Lu's "in-game wife"] Yang spent a similar effort [to his legal wife, Li Lan,] in helping Lu to acquire the artifact, its ownership belongs to both, so both Li Lan and Yang Yuan are entitled to 50% each of the asset’s price.

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