가상세계에 대한 법적 고찰 (A Legal Study of Virtual World)

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· 발행기관 : 중앙대학교 법학연구원 문화.미디어.엔터테인먼트법연구소
· 수록지 정보 : 문화미디어엔터테인먼트법 / 5권 / 1호 / 125 ~ 142페이지
· 저자명 : 최경진

초록

One of the most developed areas in Korea is information technology and service, nowadays it is growing more and more according to innovation of mobile technology. Furthermore, it's getting mixed with super broadband network, virtual machine technology, grid computing. Such trend is threshold for appearance of 3D virtual world. 3D movie boom in Spring 2010 is in the same flow of the trend. No preparation would make our industry turned over. Government as well as company should make a policy to promote new market related with 3D World. It includes various responses such as R&D, service and law. From such point of view, this paper deals with definition of virtual world, function and outlook of virtual world, legal analysis of virtual world-related problem under present laws. The concrete object of research is avatar, virtual world item, virtual money, cyber mileage, etc. Most controversial issue is whether the Article 32 of Game Industry Promotion Act could apply to virtual money. Applying it directly to virtual money has chilling effect to development of virtual world. So, it is reasonable to be limited to real game, specially aleatory game. And legislation effort should be devoted to make stable system for virtual money exchange and trafficking.

영어초록

One of the most developed areas in Korea is information technology and service, nowadays it is growing more and more according to innovation of mobile technology. Furthermore, it's getting mixed with super broadband network, virtual machine technology, grid computing. Such trend is threshold for appearance of 3D virtual world. 3D movie boom in Spring 2010 is in the same flow of the trend. No preparation would make our industry turned over. Government as well as company should make a policy to promote new market related with 3D World. It includes various responses such as R&D, service and law. From such point of view, this paper deals with definition of virtual world, function and outlook of virtual world, legal analysis of virtual world-related problem under present laws. The concrete object of research is avatar, virtual world item, virtual money, cyber mileage, etc. Most controversial issue is whether the Article 32 of Game Industry Promotion Act could apply to virtual money. Applying it directly to virtual money has chilling effect to development of virtual world. So, it is reasonable to be limited to real game, specially aleatory game. And legislation effort should be devoted to make stable system for virtual money exchange and trafficking.

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