메타버스 시대, NFT 아이템의 도입에 따른게임산업법의 쟁점 및 정책적 고려사항에 관한 연구

The game industry is rapidly developing and evolving with the advance oftechnology. Until now, game items have not ben owned by users, and have only benused under the conditons set by game companies. Contrariwise, users can completelyexercise their ownership of the newly apeared items, Non-Fungible Token (NFT). Evenif the game service is terminated, users stil own NFTs so they can sel or give themoutside the game. As a result, games with NFTs are gaining popularity al over the world. However,South Korea has prohibited them due to the concerns of speculation. The game industry has the characteristic of fast changing. New games are releasedeach day and users always sek for new and fun games. In consideration of this feature,regulations should be made at a reasonable and minimum as necesary. In aditon,instiutional suports ned to be made quickly for the promotion of the game industry. While South Korea has restricted NFTs with the concerns of gambling, other countriesare leading the related technology and platforms. From now on, South Korea also needs to move on active promotions and reasonable regulations on NFTs as befited the nameof gaming powerhouse.