论虚拟财产刑事保护的正当性——与侯国云教授商榷

On the Legitimacy of the Criminal Protection for Fictitious Property——an Argument with Professor HOU Guo-yun

侯国云教授的《论网络虚拟财产刑事保护的不当性——让虚拟财产永远待在虚拟世界》一文,提出了虚拟财产的刑事保护不具有正当性的观点。该文对虚拟财产的特性没有准确地予以理解和把握;否认虚拟财产的财产属性,是缺乏理论依据的;否认虚拟财产的价值属性,是缺乏理论支撑的;虚拟财产与真实财产的交易违背价值规律和价值交换规则的说法,于理不通;虚拟财产与真实财产的交易是严重干扰金融秩序的违法行为的说法,于法无据;保护虚拟财产会给社会带来极大危害的说法,于理有悖;让虚拟财产永远待在虚拟空间,不是科学的做法。对虚拟财产的刑事保护具有正当性。对盗窃、诈骗虚拟财产的行为人,构成犯罪的,应依照侵犯财产罪的相关罪名追究刑事责任。

In his article ＂on the illegitimacy of criminal protection for fictitious property--let the fictitious property stay in fictitious space＂, professor HOU Guo -yun states that the criminal protection for the fictitious property is illegitimate. However, this article doesn＇ t accurately grasp the features of fictitious property and the denial of the property attributes and value of fictitious property are groundless. It makes no sense to state that transactions between fictitious property and real property are against the law of value and the rule of value exchange, not to mention that such transactions would disturb the order of financial management. It is groundless to hold that the protection for fictitious property is extremely harmful to society. It is not a scientific choice to let fictitious property stay in fictitious space. In fact, it is legitimate to protect fictitious property in the criminal law, and the offender of the fictitious property by theft and defraud should be investigated into criminal liability in accordance with the relevant charges of encroachment upon property if he constitutes such crimes