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Analysis and Suggestions on the Legal Protection Dilemma of Online Virtual Property: A Case Study of China
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School of Law, Guangzhou College of Commerce, Guangzhou 511363, China
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School of Accounting, Guangzhou College of Commerce, Guangzhou 511363, China
* Corresponding Author:
Mengyi Shi,
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Volume 2, Issue 3
2025
Received: 18 March 2025
Accepted: 29 May 2025
Published: 17 July 2025
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Journal of Social Systems and Policy Analysis
Volume/Issue
Volume 2, Issue 3, 2025
Pages
105-110
Abstract
With the wide application and rapid development of the Internet, online virtual property has become an important form of asset, and its protection has attracted more and more attention. At present, there are many deficiencies in the legal protection of online virtual property in China, whether it is legislative, judicial or administrative supervision, and it needs to be improved urgently. This paper first discusses the legal attributes of online virtual property, and analyzes the significance of legal protection of online virtual property based on survey data. Subsequently, the main problems in legal protection in this field in China were analyzed, and some suggestions for improvement were put forward, such as establishing legal status, improving laws and regulations, strengthening supervision and enhancing public awareness. These suggestions aim to build a sound legal protection system for online virtual property and promote its healthy and orderly development.
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Keywords
cyber virtual property
legal attributes
legal protection
legal status
degree of supervision
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Wu, W., Shi, M., & Nie, X. (2025). Analysis and Suggestions on the Legal Protection Dilemma of Online Virtual Property: A Case Study of China. Journal of Social Systems and Policy Analysis, 2(3), 105–110. https://doi.org/10.62762/JSSPA.2025.232129
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TY - JOUR AU - Wu, Wenchi AU - Shi, Mengyi AU - Nie, Xingping PY - 2025 DA - 2025/07/17 TI - Analysis and Suggestions on the Legal Protection Dilemma of Online Virtual Property: A Case Study of China JO - Journal of Social Systems and Policy Analysis T2 - Journal of Social Systems and Policy Analysis JF - Journal of Social Systems and Policy Analysis VL - 2 IS - 3 SP - 105 EP - 110 DO - 10.62762/JSSPA.2025.232129 UR - https://www.icck.org/article/abs/JSSPA.2025.232129 KW - cyber virtual property KW - legal attributes KW - legal protection KW - legal status KW - degree of supervision AB - With the wide application and rapid development of the Internet, online virtual property has become an important form of asset, and its protection has attracted more and more attention. At present, there are many deficiencies in the legal protection of online virtual property in China, whether it is legislative, judicial or administrative supervision, and it needs to be improved urgently. This paper first discusses the legal attributes of online virtual property, and analyzes the significance of legal protection of online virtual property based on survey data. Subsequently, the main problems in legal protection in this field in China were analyzed, and some suggestions for improvement were put forward, such as establishing legal status, improving laws and regulations, strengthening supervision and enhancing public awareness. These suggestions aim to build a sound legal protection system for online virtual property and promote its healthy and orderly development. SN - 3068-5540 PB - Institute of Central Computation and Knowledge LA - English ER -
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author = {Wenchi Wu and Mengyi Shi and Xingping Nie},
title = {Analysis and Suggestions on the Legal Protection Dilemma of Online Virtual Property: A Case Study of China},
journal = {Journal of Social Systems and Policy Analysis},
year = {2025},
volume = {2},
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doi = {10.62762/JSSPA.2025.232129},
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abstract = {With the wide application and rapid development of the Internet, online virtual property has become an important form of asset, and its protection has attracted more and more attention. At present, there are many deficiencies in the legal protection of online virtual property in China, whether it is legislative, judicial or administrative supervision, and it needs to be improved urgently. This paper first discusses the legal attributes of online virtual property, and analyzes the significance of legal protection of online virtual property based on survey data. Subsequently, the main problems in legal protection in this field in China were analyzed, and some suggestions for improvement were put forward, such as establishing legal status, improving laws and regulations, strengthening supervision and enhancing public awareness. These suggestions aim to build a sound legal protection system for online virtual property and promote its healthy and orderly development.},
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publisher = {Institute of Central Computation and Knowledge}
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