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What happend in the recent case is that two 15 year old guys beat up and threatened a kid into handing over his virtual goodies.

From a theoretical viewpoint nothing has real value, instead the value of the object is a matter of supply and demand. So in that regard it is in fact theft.

In game theft through a steal skill isn't really theft, it's comparable to someone winning a poker game and taking someone elses money.

No, but the end user license will become more important I think. If two games are comparable in what they offer, but game B has better money back guarantees that'd be a good selling point, like a refund if you get banned or a game error causes a loss of virtual assets.