There is an ancient Chinese(?) proverb of a man who would stand next to his neighbor's campfire when he was cooking meat and eat his bowl of rice (so the plain rice would taste better). His neighbor brought him to court for stealing the smell of his meat.

The judge pronounced that it was indeed a crime, and ordered the "thief" to bring his pitiful life savings of a few coins to the court house. Once there, he then ordered the poor man to drop the coins from one hand to the other. Thereby paying the neighbor for the smell of his meat with the sound of his money.

Maybe it was a "real" crime, but it was in a "real game" and should be dealt with there. If the crime had real world consequences, then so will the in-game "punishment".

-lwh