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Are virtual crimes against the law? (News, ZDNet)
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Written by Enniv Zarf
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Monday, 04 June 2007 |
 Virtual and real worlds are colliding, and not necessarily in a good way. Second Life, a popular online fantasy world, now has crime and it’s not virtual law enforcement that is looking into the situations, reports the Washington Post
Police in Belgium and Germany are looking into crimes that been committed by “avatars” or virtual chaacters. One avatar in Belgium has law enforcement there looking into an alleged rape, and German police received pictures of an animated child character engaging in simulated sex with an animated adult figure. The latter could violate German laws against child pornography, prosecutors said.
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 28 October 2007 )
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