Criminal Law Research On Network Virtual Property Theft

Development of the Internet and the popularity of online games enrich people’s lives, more and more people join the ranks of online games, and become a member. According to reports, in Korea, the online gaming industry has exceeded the automobile industry; in the world, with annual sales revenue of online games has surpassed Hollywood income year. Data show that the well-known investigative bodies, in our player base at a rate of 300,000 per month to expand the industrial scale of 115% annual growth rate. However, at the same time, for the network of criminal cases in the game more and more, a good development trend of the online gaming industry is being plagued by cyber crime, especially the behavior of the network game accounts and virtual equipment theft seriously hurt Game consumer enthusiasm. Statistics show there:about 70% of the players have been stolen experience.Online game virtual property theft mainly refers to the illegal possession for the purpose of theft against the network game, "treasure", "weapon", as well as the level, Dan and other virtual property.In our current theories for virtual property theft, there are different points of view, but also in the judicial practice, the network virtual property theft, there are different parts of the court’s decision. These are not unified in theory and practice, to manage our network of virtual property theft has brought great inconvenience. Throughout the theoretical perspectives and practices at home and abroad, all of the nature of virtual property is analyzed, while the theft of virtual property for the conduct of the provisions made for such a theft conviction. However, at the same time, the network of virtual property theft how to sentencing, there are few rules. Conviction and sentencing in the criminal trial of the most important events in two phases.In China,traditional criminal procedural law establishes procedures for the integration of conviction and sentencing patterns, and showing a "dependent conviction and sentencing" system pattern, in a criminal trial activities, conviction and sentencing in close contact with the natural can not be convicted evidence and sentencing testimony is absolutely separated. Therefore, the innovation of this paper is not only carried out to clarify the terms defined in the conviction, but also to conduct research in sentencing, in order to more accurately sentencing.