"The police are really good at understanding someone stole my credit card and ran up a lot of money. It's a lot harder to get them to buy into 'someone stole my magic sword.'"

Do identity theft laws apply to virtual identities? Or are they property?

"Those of you who are working on massively multiplayer online games, organized crime is already looking at you."
-- Dave Weinstein, Microsoft

I'm having a hard time picturing Tony Soprano raking it in on WoW.

Microsoft warning on online games