"These virtual goods are goods (under Dutch law) so this is theft," the court said Tuesday in a summary of its ruling.
The court did not reveal the identities of the minors, but they are 15-years-old and 14-years-old, respectively. They apparently coerced a younger boy into giving them a 'virtual amulet and virtual mask' in RuneScape. The offenders have both been sentenced to community service -- 200 hours for the 15-year-old, and 160 hours for the 14-year-old.
The thin line between virtual property and real property is slowly dissolving.