Two boys aged 14 and 15 have been found guilty of stealing virtual items from a classmate during a computer game.

Leeuwarden district court sentenced the boys to community service of 200 and 160 hours for attacking their victim and forcing him to transfer a virtual mask and amulet to them while playing Runescape, the NRC reports.
The paper says it is the first time someone has been convicted for virtual theft in the Netherlands.
In November 2007, police arrested a youth for stealing 4,000 euros-worth of virtual furniture from a room in the Habbo Hotel, a social network site for youngsters, the paper says.
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