论侵犯虚拟财产的刑事责任

Criminal Responsibility of Infringement of Virtual Property

摘要: 为厘清对侵犯虚拟财产犯罪行为的定性问题，作者在阅读大量文献和司法判例的基础上得出如下结论：虚拟财产除了应该包括网络游戏中具有财产价值的虚拟产品外，还应该包括网络游戏之外的具有交易价值的电子数据。虚拟财产具有财产属性，是刑法所保护的“财物”。侵犯虚拟财产的行为侵害的主要法益是财产权利，应当适用财产类相关罪名进行规制。利用计算机系统漏洞或使用技术手段非法充值或者转移虚拟财产的，适用盗窃罪；以非法手段获取被害人的账号密码而登录被害人账号，进而侵犯虚拟财产的，适用诈骗罪。盗窃罪和诈骗罪均为取得型财产犯罪，犯罪既遂应该以行为人取得财物为标准。

Abstract: In order to clarify the qualitative issues of criminal acts of infringing on virtual property, the author has drawn the following conclusion based on reading a large amount of literature and judicial precedents: virtual property should not only include virtual products with property value in online games, but also electronic data with transaction value outside of online games. Virtual property has property attributes and is a “property” protected by criminal law. The main legal benefit of infringement of virtual property is property rights, which should be regulated by property related charges. Those who illegally recharge or transfer virtual property by exploiting computer system vulnerabilities or using technological means shall be subject to the crime of theft; Those who illegally obtain the victim’s account password and log in to the victim’s account, thereby infringing on virtual property, shall be subject to the crime of fraud. Theft and fraud are both ac-quired property crimes, and the completion of the crime should be based on the actor’s acquisition of property.