The Studies Of Virtual Property Succession

Since Li Hongchen v Arctic Ice Technology Development Co entertainment disputes, legal experts set off a boom in research of virtual property. After years of effort by many scholars the problem of virtual property has been relatively well studied, then the virtual property inheritance gradually come into the public horizon. At home and abroad some of the virtual property inheritance disputes have appeared, the majority of the heir come to the end of failure. At this point heir will seek help from the legal, so it is essential to conduct virtual property inheritance studies.The first part of paper study the virtual property inheritance laws of United States, Russia, South Korea and Germany and other countries, research the current situation and the system of virtual inheritance of the major countries, then tease out China’s virtual inheritance laws and regulations, analyze the current status and shortage of virtual property inheritance legislation. The second part of paper demonstrates the necessity of virtual property inheritance through analyzing the legal interests that contain in virtual property and should be protected by law. The third part of paper demonstrates the feasibility of virtual property inheritance through analyzing virtual property and related laws. The fourth part of paper designs system including inheritance subject, object, methods and procedures in order to make up deficiencies and satisfy requirement of virtual property inheritance.