Gold Selling is a Crime

[Adam-Savage]

But as you might have guessed from the title, gold selling is a crime under a formerly little-known law called the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. The CFAA gained prominence a few years ago, thanks to Lori Drew.

Selling gold is a crime

Comments ?

[Palladiamorsdeus]

That's one of those really sticky situations, where you have to determine if selling fake items to people online for real money crosses any laws currently in affect. I can see it, and to be honest I really, really hate gold sellers, I say BOOK'EM DANNO!

[Saturo]

I was always under the impression that you were selling Blizzards stuff, thus "fencing" stolen goods. I may be wrong tough.

[Palladiamorsdeus]

That's part of the argument, Saturo. Who owns the online items? Is it the player, because they pay the subscription fee, or is it Blizzard? I think the law is firmly established in some areas, not so much in others. It's really just a massive headache. The sad thing is, some people make their living's off of selling gold in MMO's. Think about THAT for a little while.

[Sphax]

It is a crime.

Why??

Because it is


TAX FREE