메타버스와 국제사법 - 현재의 ‘메타버스’ 플랫폼을 중심으로 -

초록

The metaverse, which is being pointed out as a new paradigm for the next-generation Internet, has received growing attention across the world and the investment in metaverse-related industries has also increased rapidly. This suggests that disputes in the metaverse will increase in the future. This article 1) investigates the terms of service of currently well-known ‘metaverse’ platforms and analyzes foreign cases involving metaverse platforms, 2) creates hypothetical cases that might arise with respect to metaverse platforms, and 3) applies the 2022 Korean Private International Law Act to those hypothetical cases. This research shows the following: Although the international jurisdiction part of the Act on consumer contract, intellectual property infringement, and torts has been amended considering online environment such as metaverse, that is not the case with the part on general contract. In particular, the Act is not complete enough to determine applicable law to disputes arising from online environment. Therefore, further research is called for practical interpretation of such provisions or future revision of the Act.

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