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Legal Features of User's right to Game Virtual Assets

It is evident that with its speedily growing Internet population, we have had more explosive growing of players playing online game such as MMORPG(Massively Multi-player Online Role Playing Game). Development of online game such as MMORPG unavoidably causes problems regarding to legal feature of game virtual assets, initial title to right, and legitimacy of cash transaction thereto. To solve problems above, in this article, I will intend to propose new rules for protecting game virtual assets as a modified usufruct of intangibles. The following is the summary of my article. Firstly I will address definition, types and legal features of game virtual assets. Secondly, I will deal with user's right to game virtual assets and, thirdly, I will review transfer of game virtual assets and legitimacy of cash transaction thereof. Fourthly, Furthermore, with regard to protection of game virtual assets, I will propose new rules for protecting game virtual assets as a modified usufruct of intangibles. Finally, I expect this article will become a starting point and steppingstone to be of any assistance in establishing substantive rules for protecting game virtual assets.