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Reinterpretation on Propertiness of Online Game Item

온라인게임 아이템의 재물성에 대한 재검토

  • Received : 2012.11.07
  • Accepted : 2012.11.23
  • Published : 2013.04.30

Abstract

Online game provides a kind of cyber money aden and game instruments, items in order to attract game users. Game users want stronger, better and higher-leveled items with competition. Demands and supplies on items are formed and the transactions are made. The problem is there happen frequently illegal behaviors in the process of transactions. Among these illegal behaviors, for using other's id and password without authorization and stealing items, rejecting to return assigned items, providing stolen item to other who knows the fact or destroying others' items, it is difficult to apply provisions on properties in the criminal code on them. Because the criminal code has a duty to prevent separation between substantial criminal behavior and regulations, it should reflect substantial cultures and values of the times. Therefore, property like items in cyber space can be considered as new property to need to be protect under the criminal code and it may be not an interpretation of expansion. The reason is it is practical and reasonable to judge whether propertiness can be established considering cyber space's unique characteristics. It is time to review propertiness of Article No. 346 according to the request of times of the digital age.

온라인게임은 게임의 흥미를 더하기 위하여 게임도구인 아이템을 사용한다. 게임이용자들은 더 높고 더 강한 레벨의 아이템을 원하게 되면서 자연스럽게 수요와 공급의 거래가 이루어진다. 문제는 이러한 아이템의 거래과정에서 빈번하게 불법행위가 발생한다는 것이다. 그 중 해킹 등 어떠한 방법이든지 권원없이 타인의 아이디와 비밀번호를 알아내어 아이템을 훔쳐가거나, 위탁관리하고 있는 아이템을 되돌려주지 않거나, 절취한 아이템을 그 정을 알고 있는 타인에게 주거나, 타인의 아이템을 손괴하는 등의 행위에 대해서는 형법상 재산에 관한 죄를 적용하기가 곤란하다. 현행 법리상 아이템을 재산죄의 객체인 재물로 인정할 수 없기 때문이다. 가상공간의 아이템은 형법상 보호할 가치와 필요성이 있는 새롭게 등장한 재화이다. 형법은 현실적 범죄행위와 법규범과의 유리를 방지하기 위하여 시대적 현실문화와 가치를 반영하여야 한다. 가상공간은 가상공간 고유한 특성을 고려하여 재물성의 성립여부를 판단하는 것이 현실적이며 합리적이므로 확장해석에 의한다면 아이템을 형법상 유체물의 범위에 포섭할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다. 디지털 시대의 시대적 요청에 의한 제346조의 재물성의 재검토가 필요한 시점이다.

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