“外挂”的定性、分类及法律适用问题

The Nature,Classification and Legal Application of“Plug-in”Programs

外挂常见于网络游戏作弊器、刷单软件、抢票软件等。司法实践中,对外挂的定性、法律适用存在认识不清、经验不足等问题。外挂可分为辅助型外挂和作弊型外挂、依附型外挂和独立型外挂两类。外挂定性争议的原因在于:技术人与法律人对专用名词、专门问题的理解存在不对称性,刑法罪名、司法解释规定、罪状描述上存在不对称性。只有对外挂涉及罪名有准确理解,才能对其行为正确定性和适用法律。

Plug-in is commonly used in online game cheater,swipe single software,grab ticket software and so on.In judicial practice,there are some problems such as unclear understanding and lack of experience in the qualitative and legal application of plug-in.Plug-in can be divided into auxiliary plug-in and cheating plug-in,dependent plug-in and independent plug-in.The reason for the dispute lies in the asymmetry of the technical person and the legal person's understanding of the special terms and problems,and the asymmetry of the accusation,judicial interpretation and description of the crime in the criminal law.Only when we have an accurate understanding of the charges involved in"plug-in",can we correctly define its behavior and apply the law.