I think because he was trying to sell the stuff he stole on eBay? I guess they have laws against that sort of thing in Japan. Korea even has a cybercrimes task force unit which specifically deals with stuff like this.
LOL...it will only get worse once we all get hooked up with mindjacks like cyberpunk writers keep promising us. I guess Pat Cadigan (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1568581858/qid=1124490146/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-6048847-7419851?v=glance&s=books&n=507846) was right all along.
Anyway...it's a fucking game. People need to get a grip. The motive for the mugging wouldn't even exist if there weren't people selling their cool virtual toys online.
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Date: 2005-08-19 10:24 pm (UTC)From:LOL...it will only get worse once we all get hooked up with mindjacks like cyberpunk writers keep promising us. I guess Pat Cadigan (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1568581858/qid=1124490146/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-6048847-7419851?v=glance&s=books&n=507846) was right all along.
Anyway...it's a fucking game. People need to get a grip. The motive for the mugging wouldn't even exist if there weren't people selling their cool virtual toys online.