[IP] life gets messy online/offline in China
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From: Esther Dyson <edyson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: July 1, 2005 7:50:56 AM EDT
To: dave@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: life gets messy online/offline in China
http://www.pacificepoch.com/newsstories?id=33425_0_5_0_M
Game Accounts Take Center Stage In Divorce
Legend of Mir 2, Online Game, SNDA, Shanda
Posted by: <http://www.PacificEpoch.com/members/profile_view_ind.php?
id=164>Zhou Zhengqian on Jul 01 | 17:07
Editorial Summary
A divorce in Chongqing has turned ugly when both parties want their
joint online game accounts, Chongqing Business Post reports. Mr. Wang
from Chongqing and Ms. Ye from Huibei met last September on Shanda's
(Nasdaq: SNDA) online game Legend of Mir 2. Wang saved Ye's character
from being killed by another player. The couple married at the end of
October but decided to get a divorce in June. During their marriage,
the couple jointly played over ten Mir 2 accounts, attaining level 40
to 50 status for all of them. The characters and virtual items are
estimated to be worth 40,000 to 50,000 Yuan. Wang said that he wants
to keep the accounts and virtual items and is willing to give their
joint apartment to Ye. However, Ye wants to split the apartment and
game items equally.
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