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(영문) 대구지방법원 2015.10.02 2015고단3746

게임산업진흥에관한법률위반등

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Defendant

A Imprisonment for two years, Defendant B, C, and D shall be punished by imprisonment for one year, and Defendant E by imprisonment for ten months.

Reasons

Punishment of the crime

1. Basic facts

가. 서든어택 게임의 개요 및 게임 결과물 구조 서든어택 게임은 게임이용자들이 1인칭 시점에서 총기류를 이용하여 일정한 게임법칙에 따라 전투를 벌이는 게임으로서, 주식회사 넥슨코리아(이하 ‘넥슨코리아’라고 한다)는 게임서버를 통하여 각 게임이용자들이 위 회사로부터 제공받은 게임실행파일로 게임을 하면서 게임내용에 따라 생성하는 각종 데이터를 저장하고, 상대 게임이용자에게 데이터를 전송하는 등의 방법으로 게임이용자들이 다른 게임이용자와 대항 내지 협력을 하면서 지속적으로 게임을 할 수 있도록 서비스를 제공하고 있다.

In other words, a home-based game user operates the above game by operating his character and punishing him for a group of virtual and combat, and accordingly obtains the result classified into so-called “experience value”, “point”, and “public scores”. 1) “experience value” functions as a factor to determine the rank and priority of character as a result of the performance of the one time game, as a result of other data, and 2) “point” means points or other data, depending on the performance of the one time game, which can be used by a game user to purchase a certain game item, and 3 “public scores” consists of points or other data according to the number of times of the one time game operation, which are differentiated from a game user or eligible to purchase a game item.

B. Due to the nature of the game in which the so-called “workplace” business using an illegal program was established by gathering the actual combat, a considerable time and effort is required for game users to obtain the result of the game, such as experience points, points, and public points, and such unlawful programs are used.