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Re:South Korea bans virtual item trading & bots by danneu on Sunday June 17, 2012 @11:53AM (#4123158)
Ouch. Now every student has to worry about criminal activity as virtual item trading otherwise continues its course unfazed.

"the government took the decision in a bid to prevent students from wasting their time."

"The punishment for breaking the law will be a 50 million won fine (£27,612) and a maximum jail sentence of five years."

Wow. Classic mistake, South Korea.

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Re:South Korea bans virtual item trading & bots by dmoy on Sunday June 17, 2012 @06:02PM (#4123973)
That's the punishment for a separate law. From TFA:

"A separate, but related, law has also been passed that bans the use of gold/item farming bots in online-enabled games. Players found using programs that “allow in-game characters to hunt and collect items without the need of a player controlling them” will be made illegal and blocked from internet access.

The punishment for breaking the law will be a 50 million won fine (£27,612) and a maximum jail sentence of five years."

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