作者：陈兴良
作者介绍：北京大学法学院兴发岩梅讲席教授、博士生导师
出版日期：2017年4月9日
内容提要 虚拟财产是网络衍生物,随着网络在社会生活中的普及,虚拟财产的重要性进一步凸显。法律上如何看待虚拟财产的属性,在刑法学界存在较大争议,而这个问题关系到对侵犯虚拟财产案件的定罪量刑,所以极为重要。本文从民刑的双重视角,对虚拟财产的财物属性和权利属性进行了探讨;通过司法实践中的三个案例,概述了我国司法实践中对虚拟财产从非财物到财物再到数据的演变过程。本文认为,我国刑法中的财物是一个包括了有体物、无体物和财产性利益的最为广义的概念,因此完全能够涵盖虚拟财产;对于具有财产价值的虚拟财产应当按照财物予以刑事保护。
关键词 虚拟财产 财物有体物无体物 财产性利益
Abstract: Virtual property is the derivative of the network. With the popularization of the network in social life, virtual property becomes more and more important. However, the legal attribute of virtual property is a quite controversial issue in the field of Criminal Law, which is significant because it is relevant with the conviction and sentencing of cases involving infringing virtual property. The article analyzes the property attribute and right attribute of virtual property from the perspectives of Civil Law and Criminal Law. By taking examples of three cases in judicial practice, this article summarizes the evolution process of virtual property from non-property to property and finally to data in Chinese judicial practice. This article considers that the property in Chinese Criminal Law is the broadest concept of property which includes tangible property, intangible property and property interest and therefore can completely contain virtual property. For the virtual property with value, it should be protected as property in the Criminal Law.