22. The Study on the Regulation of Banning ‘Auto-play’ in Online Game

Title(KR)

• 온라인게임 자동진행 금지 규제에 대한 검토

Title(ENG)

• The Study on the Regulation of Banning ‘Auto-play’ in Online Game

Keywords(KR)

• Game Regulation, Game Law, Web-Board Game, Auto-play

Keywords(ENG)

• Game Regulation, Game Law, Web-Board Game, Auto-play

Author

• Jong Il Kim and Kyung Hwan Kum

Abstract(ENG)

Interpretation of the laws governing speculation in Korea has been discussed primarily based on the judiciary judgment over the concept of speculation where the courts and statutes have been consistent in applying the existence of “cash convertibility” as the criterion in determining the speculative nature of an activity. This has applied to the Korean gaming regulations in such a way that a game is to be prohibited if it meets this speculative condition but allowed otherwise. But amendments of the Game Industry Promotion Act’s enforcement ordinance in 2013 to prohibit “auto-play” etc., has brought out a new political problem in the government’s regulation against speculation in online poker games, as the new amendment was devised to prevent excess-use by the users of online poker games that do not meet the definition of speculation such as gambling, under the existing provisions. This study examines and tests the banning of “auto-play” that would not be suitable for Online games. And it shows the ineffectiveness and lots of side effects that game industries confront on many aspects.

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