论网络虚拟财产继承人之认定

随着互联网技术的快速发展，个人拥有的网络虚拟财产日益增多。为了回应社会的变化，《民法典》第127条明确规定了网络虚拟财产。但遗憾的是，有关网络虚拟财产的规定在《民法典》中屈指可数，这就导致与之相关的问题依旧难以解决。网络虚拟财产继承人的确定即是其中的体现。具言之，在网络用户没有立遗嘱的情形下，其名下的网络虚拟财产应如何确定继承人？对此，立法并无明文规定。此时若完全依照一般财产继承规定确定继承人，将会背离继承法的立法精神。〖JP2〗基于此，学界亦提出了不同的继承人确定方案。然分析可知，这些方案均存在局限，无助于保护被继承人的利益。通过论证发现，区分网络虚拟财产的类型，并依类型具体确定继承人才是解决网络虚拟财产继承人确定问题的应然路径。

On the Determination of Heirs to Network Virtual Property

With the rapid development of Internet technology, individuals’ ownership of network virtual property is increasing. To respond to the changes in society, Article 127 of the Civil Code clearly stipulates the network virtual property. However, the provisions regarding network virtual property in the Civil Code are few, leading to ongoing difficulties in addressing related issues. The determination of heirs to network virtual property is one such manifestation. Specifically, in cases where internet users have not made a will, how should heirs to their network virtual property be determined? Legislation does not provide explicit provisions for this scenario. If heirs were to be determined solely according to general inheritance rules, it would deviate from the legislative spirit of inheritance law. Based on this, academia has proposed different schemes for determining heirs. However, analysis reveals that these schemes have limitations and do not effectively protect the interests of the heirs. Through argumentation, it is found that distinguishing the types of network virtual property and determining heirs based on these types is the proper path to resolving the issue of determining heirs to network virtual property.