As online game industry has recently been developed, the Real Money Trade from online game has been developed as another industry accounting to trillions of won in profits yearly. Korea has hereby made efforts to figure out some strong points and weak...
As online game industry has recently been developed, the Real Money Trade from online game has been developed as another industry accounting to trillions of won in profits yearly. Korea has hereby made efforts to figure out some strong points and weak points caused by the Real Money Trade. But Korea has not yet decided that the Real Money Trade will be promoted or regulated. Game items that have been caused many problems by the Real Money Trade with the development of game industry are analyzed in this study.
Firstly, this study explains what the game item is and which one can be regulated on game items among civil law, criminal law, copyright law, and also is to figure out legal properties and provide solutions through the precedents.
Secondly, the Real Money Trade can be regarded as an additional industry since game industry has been developed. But, there are so many regulations on the Real Money Trade of Game Item in Korea. For example, there are some regulations to prohibit brokerage site for game items from searching on the portal site and youths under 19 from trading game items through the notice by the Ministry of Health and Welfare. This thesis is to find solutions after studying whether to do more promotions for developing game industry or to keep these regulations. This paper is to find solutions after studying legally whether to do more promotions for developing game industry or to regulate the Money Real Trade of game item.
Finally, this research is to figure out problems in terms of the ownership for game items and the use of the Real Money Trade for game items through survey, to analyze stipulations in the major companies. This study is to present development directions of game industry after studying what Fair Trade Commission has made decisions on the Real Money Trade.