Virtual divorce leads to virtual murder and real jail time

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A 43-year-old Japanese woman got "married" in Maple Story, a Second Life-like virtual reality world -- but found herself dumped by her virtual husband without a by-your-leave. Unfortunately for him, she knew his password for the game, so she signed in as him and killed his avatar. Now she's facing real, non-virtual criminal hacking charges. read more...

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