Chinese courts allow heirs to inherit accounts of deceased gamers — multiple cases spanning years establish precedent for digital ownership of games, in-game items, and microtransactions

Summary

A Reddit user named u/Slawrfp shared on the r/pcmasterrace subreddit that Chinese courts have allowed heirs to inherit games and other digital assets after the original user has since passed on. While Chinese inheritance law hasn't explicitly covered digital properties, multiple rulings have already set precedent.