摘要:随着现代科技的迅猛发展,网络虚拟财产的重要性也越来越强,我国是否应建立网络虚拟财产的刑法保护制度一直备受争议。本文通过分析建立网络虚拟财产的刑法保护制度的立法价值,进一步指出了该制度在我国建立的必要性和重要性。而且,无论从取证还是维护刑法体系的统一角度在我国建立网络虚拟财产的刑法保护制度都有一定的可行性。同时笔者通过借鉴相关网络虚拟财产刑法保护制度在我国其他地区和国外的经验,对我国构建相关制度提出了具体的若干建议。
关键词:网络虚拟财产;刑法保护;立法价值;可行性
Abstract:With the rapid development of modern science and technology, the importance of the fictitious property of network is more and more strong, if our country should establish a network of the virtual property criminal law protection system has been controversial. This article through the analysis of the fictitious property of network set up the system of criminal law protection legislation value, and further points out the system in our country and the necessity of establishing the importance. And, no matter from forensics or maintain the unity of the criminal law system in the establishment of China's view of virtual property criminal law protection system has certain feasibility. At the same time the author through using the fictitious property of network related criminal law protection system in other areas in China and the experience of other countries, to construct a system of related puts forward concrete Suggestions on it.
Key words: Virtual property;Criminal Protection;Legislative Value;feasibility
虚拟财产的保护问题被人们所关注是在上个世纪九十年代末。所谓的虚拟财产,指的是狭义的数字化、非物化的财产形式,它包括网络游戏、电子邮件、网络寻呼等一系列信息类产品。但由于目前网络游戏的盛行,虚拟财产在很大程度上就是指网络游戏空间存在的财物,包括游戏账号的等级、游戏货币、游戏人物拥有的各种装备等等,这些虚拟财产在一定条件下可以转换成现实中的财产。保护虚拟财产在本质上是对公民财产权的救济,其最终的结果就是以刑罚的方式去保护公民个人的合法虚拟财产。因虚拟财产范围较大,本文仅对虚拟财产中的网络虚拟财产进行探讨。