网络虚拟财产相关问题探析

网络虚拟财产是当今网络游戏产业迅猛发展的产物,它具有财产的一般属性,但在其存在和功用等方面又具有不同于一般财产的特点:效用的不确定性、产生形式的衍生性、价值体现形式的依存性,故网络虚拟财产的价值应综合多方面的因素加以确定。其财产权应归属于网络运营商,而作为与网络运营商签有服务性合约的玩家享有的只是网络运营商许可的使用和转让使用权的权利。网络虚拟财产的交易属于特殊财产的交易,应受到法律的规制和保护。

A Discussion of Issues Concerning the Virtual Property on the Internet

As an outcome of the dramatically expanding industry of online games, virtual property on the Internet possesses the general characteristics of property while at the same time it distinguishes itself in its form of existence and function. The uncertainty of its function, the derivability of its forming patterns and the dependence of its value on form determine that the assessment of its value must involve various factors: while the ISP enjoys the property rights, the subscribers or game players, contracted with ISP for service, can enjoy or transfer the prescribed rights to gain an access to the service. The transaction of virtual property, different from the transaction of other properties, shall also be regulated, governed and protected by the law.