게임물 규제체제의 변천과정에 관한 연구―한국게임법제의 역사(Ⅱ)―

Abstract

This paper is written for analyzing the history of the Korean game legislation system. In particular, the game software regulation system that has been maintained from 1999 till now is discussed in this paper. This regulation system is divided into the game software management system and the game industry promotion system. The subject matters of Korean game legislations are (1) the separation of the game software and the speculation, (2) the regulation of a game place, (3) the classification of game softwares and (4) the promotion of game industry and culture. The game software management system that was maintained from 1999 till 2006 under the Sound Records, Video Products and Game Software Act was the first legislation that introduced the game software as a legal concept and the classification of game softwares. But the permission of week speculation and the deregulation of the regulation of a game place under was the game software management system was important cause of so called 'the Sea Story scandal'. The promotion of game industry and culture is introduced in earnest to the game industry promotion system that has been maintained from 2006 till now under the Game Industry Promotion Act. In fact, the legal disposal of 'the Sea Story scandal' was more important issue than industry promotion. Therefore, the game legislation has changed to the stricter separation of the game and the speculation.