On Civil Law Protection Of Internet Virtual Property

On Civil Law Protection of Internet Virtual PropertyWith the development of internet information technology, many new problems arise from the traditional civil case relation. Like other newly emerging things, internet games, which develop rapidly, inevitably face troubles, especially the disputes about virtual property in the net. In the internet game-developed countries such as US, Korea, Taiwan, Hongkong, the government has brought the virtual property into adjustment range of law. In China, the number of netizens taking part in internet games is quite larger than those game-developed countries, while its related lawmaking logs behind. Our society should attach importance to it. Not only does studying the virtual property benefit the development of traditional theory of civil law in the internet time, but also plays an important role in solving disputes about virtual property in practice.This article analyzes in detail the meaning, character, legal nature of virtual property in the net based on the concept of the internet society. The author put forward the causes leading to disputes by analyzing some specific cases. Through comparing with other countries and Hongkong Taiwan districts, the author sums up the defects in civil law protection of virtual property in the net. To solve it, the author suggests we affirm will autonomy principle , equality principle, good faith principle, security principle, efficiency principle in the civil law of internet to amend or perfect the present civil law, and set fault liability, liability with deduced fault(for exception)as the principle of liability of tort in the civil law of internet virtual property. As to the complex issues about virtual property, the author suggests a special law be enacted to stipulate their nature, types, rights and duties.