메타버스 관련 법률안과 게임법의 관계

Abstract

Metaverse service, which is expected to be a promising industry in the era of Web 3.0, is moving toward a drastic change in data usage methods and levels from the past, and in the process, new IT technologies are applied to grow into a cutting-edge technology convergence industry. In the process of growth of this industry, legislation has been proposed to revitalize and develop the metaverse industry, but in the case of game-type metaverse, it is destined to have the problem that services including blockchain and NFT cannot be serviced in Korea through regulations under the Game Act. Accordingly, the Ministry of Science and ICT and the Ministry of Culture are making efforts to establish guidelines to establish a relationship between metaverse and games, but the results have not yet been achieved. Therefore, in this paper, I reviewed the definition of the metaverse concept in the metaverse-related law, the definition of game products in the game method, whether the game method is applicable to game contents provided on platforms such as metaverse, and what are its limitations. Presumably, the value of decentralization triggered by blockchain and NFT allows users to find their rights as the subject of the service, away from the centralized control model in relation to the regulation of virtual spaces such as metaverse. From this point of view, it is reasonable to clearly set the scope and limit of the "magic circle" in the metaverse service environment where virtual space and real space are fused, and users are obligated to be careful not to excessive illegal activities in this environment. Currently, if there is game content within the metaverse platform, the game law is inevitably applied, but even if the game law is applied, the game law needs to be revised in a direction applicable to new technology-based convergence services. In order to revise the game law in the future, both the government, service providers, and users should pay attention to the establishment of norms in virtual and real spaces and cooperate in establishing self-regulation for the development of metaverse services, which will be the foundation of future life.