[svedlin]

As an analogy, I would say a law against counterfeiting money shouldn't apply to things which aren't currencies (like counterfeiting a designer handbag or forging Linden dollars in Second Life...). If the law's purpose is to protect and maintain the legitimacy of certain bedrock instruments the public relies on (cash, real estate titles), I think it's overreaching to extend it to every aspiring virtual (or even gaming) currency...

[gamblor956]

The laws against counterfeiting money don't apply to counterfeiting designer bags or Linden dollars. They have separate counterfeiting laws to cover that.