온라인게임의 확률형 아이템 규제 개선방안에 대한 연구

초록

This study was conducted to propose the way of future regulation on online stochastic games(“gacha” games) by examining the problems of self-regulation of industry as well as the recently announced revised government bill mostly to improve the current regulation on stochastic game item. Overall, it is a kind of follow-up study to review the situation since after the industry announced and enforced the self-regulatory code of ethics in July 2015. More specifically, this study is to analyze the feasibility and practical problems of the content of the government bill in terms of industrial sector’s damage due to compulsory regulation, the consumer demand for reasonable consumption, and legal sanctions on gacha games. As a result, it was found out that self-regulation is expected to be a more effective alternative for online and mobile game regulations. However, for the time being, it is more desirable to induce the form of compulsory self-regulation than pure self-regulation because there still exits the mistrust brought on by the risk of complete self-regulation and the failure of the industry’s selfᐨregulation.

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