eBay Bans RMT.

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Following up on a rumour that's been going around I spoke today with a media representative for the company, who confirmed that eBay is now delisting all auctions for 'virtual artifacts' from the site.
eBay Delisting All Auctions for Virtual Property - Slashdot

つい先日RMTに関するエントリをあげた途端にeBayが取り扱いを止めると言い出したそう。

Mr. Hani Durzy, speaking for eBay, explained that the decision to pull these items was due to the 'legal complexities' surrounding virtual property. "For the overall health of the marketplace" the company felt that the proper course of action, after considerable contemplation, was to ban the sale of these items outright.
eBay Delisting All Auctions for Virtual Property - Slashdot

どうやら財産権についての曖昧さを危惧しての処置らしいが､IRSは既に課税の動きに入っており､それはユーザーの財産であることを認めた証拠だと思っていたのだが。どうもよく分からないねぇ、この世界は。