Habbo Claims Free Publicity by getting 17 year olds arrested

[Roboevil]

how do they know how much it was all worth if the furniture, according to habbo, "has no set value"?

I just thought of something that Habbo has a very large advantage towards. The Law calculates the item of goods by what they're worth to the general public at the time of theft. Meaning if there's evidence that the majority of users will pay 4T for a Dino, then they're allowed to set the cost for it at that.

The reason the Law does this is to account for damage, age and other factors that decrease it's values. For instance, no one should be compensated £150 for a phone they bought 10 years ago if that was its original price. However Habbo furniture doesn't decrease in value, there's no difference between an old and new Dino, so it gives Habbo an advantage.

[GoldenMerc]

James that was Just-One he didnt get any time.

[8008135]

Hi James,Anyway yeh but its still stealing,Like say you loan a car and it gets stolen surely thats stealing?

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[Roboevil]

Sorta obscene... I mean, I see where they're coming from, it's theft but in a indirect form. A guy has spent €4000 on a game, and someone steals it off them. It's practically theft, but in an indirect form. He won't get punished much, maybe 6 months in prison but I don't see him getting much, especially for his age (and the other four 15 year olds). Probably fined if it was UK law, and 12 months community service... But that's just my two cents.

LOL he would not get 6 months, nor would he get 12 months community service. Maybe if he stabbed someone in the face, but not for stealing virtual goods. The maximum he'd get is the fine for compensation; because he's under 18, I doubt he'd even get that.

[GoldenMerc]

My spelling is correct you moron.
James, Surely if say they stole it from a user thats stealing on Sulake's behalf not the users who got it stolen from?!?

[8008135]

My spelling is correct you moron.
James, Surely if say they stole it from a user thats stealing on Sulake's behalf not the users who got it stolen from?!?

Yay, you remembered to use the space button after a comma!

Well done you :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap
Cripple.

[GoldenMerc]

I can type how i like thanks very much

[Administrator]

My spelling is correct you moron.
James, Surely if say they stole it from a user thats stealing on Sulake's behalf not the users who got it stolen from?!?

Well, if a user "steals" a users furniture and puts it on another account.. then in the eyes of the law Sulake retained ownership so all thats occured is data modifications when gaining unauthorized access to a users account.

[8008135]

I can type how i like thanks very much

Just make it understandable in futrue.

Many thanks.

[GoldenMerc]

To be honest this seems like a pointless claim sulake are making.