Korea government passes new copyright infringement bill
2009/04/17 10:18The Korean government passed a new copyright infringement bills that includes a “three strikes” rule that would disconnect the Internet connection of anyone caught repeatedly pirating copyrighted content:
The National Assembly passed the new anti-file sharing provision, suggested by the ruling Grand National Party (GNP), following a close vote April 1, despite protests from Internet companies and civil liberties advocates that it could threaten the freedom of expression on the Internet.
The Sunday Times visited Korea earlier this year to look at how the saturation of broadband Internet connections in Korea has affected content piracy:
It seems clear that rampant piracy has pushed the entertainment industry to a tipping-point of selling its wares for less and making them available more quickly. Warner’s attempt to bring the pirates onside has been to price aggressively at $2 to $3 a movie download and making them available sooner after cinema release.
“Is broadband forcing us to do it or is it just the right thing to do, to give consumers what they want when they want it?” Gareton said.
Korean prosecutors charged 39 people last month who were deemed to be “heavy uploaders” of pirated content:
The culture ministry said the 39 included "heavy uploaders" accused of receiving money from Internet service providers in return for posting more than 1,000 files on local peer-to-peer sites.
It promised to step up the crackdown by operating a 24-hour monitoring system to track down illegal on-line trading.
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