A Chinese court ruled video game accounts can be inherited like property — should that be the norm everywhere?

A Chinese court just ruled that video game accounts — with all their unlocked content, in-game currency, and years of progress — can legally pass to an heir, treating them as inheritable property instead of a non-transferable license. Most platforms' terms of service say otherwise today. Should your account and everything in it be treated as something you actually own?

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