New South Korea ‘3 strikes’ copyright law
p2pnet news view | P2P | Politics:- South Korea is now among countries whose leaders believe it’s part of their elected duty to become taxpayer-funded copyright enforcers on behalf of the hugely wealthy corporate movie and music industries.
An anti-file sharing law has been passed by Lee Myung-bak’s South Korea government, “despite protests from Internet companies and civil liberties advocates that it could threaten the freedom of expression on the Internet,” says the Korea Times.
Lawmakers also okayed a bill calling for the, “strengthening of the real-name verification on Web sites,” says the story, going on according to the “bulked-up copyright law,” the government can nosw shut down an online message board for up to six months once the site is, “warned for a third time to delete pirated content and prevent its movement”.
Surfers who, “repeatedly upload copyrighted content without permission could lose their Internet accounts,” says the story, which adds:
“Supporters of the law, including the Korea Communications Commission (KCC), the country’s broadcasting and telecommunications regulator, claim that stronger measures are needed to cope with the country’s online piracy problems.
“However, Internet companies, bracing for increasing regulatory risks, are concerned about the government having arbitrary power that could be used to shake their business at its roots.”
The new law gives the minister of culture, sports and tourism is granted power to close “online message boards” or suspend “individual Internet accounts with or without requests from copyright holders,” says the Lorea Times.
[Our pic is a clip from Lee Myung-bak at his opening address of the OECD ministerial meeting in Seoul The Future of the Internet economy on the Wikipedia - Henrik Hansson Globaljuggler.]
Korea Times – ‘Upload a Song, Lose Your Internet Connection‘, April 5, 2009
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April 6th, 2009 at 12:22 pm
One word: Disgraceful.
April 6th, 2009 at 12:56 pm
The MAFIAA’s influence knows no bounds. There is however one good thing to come out of this, that is it has proven that modern forms of democracy are actually just dressed up dictatorships. When was the last time the people was asked what they think? Everyone I know has had enough of these corrupt and self-serving governments. It’s time for change, and I don’t mean another party which is indistinguishable from the former. I’m talking about the concept of true democracy:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_democracy
The Athenians pioneered this incorruptible system. It’s time to dissolve our corrupt governments (forcibly if necessary), and adopt the Athenian Direct Democracy system.
April 6th, 2009 at 7:52 pm
Totalitarian(sp?) power at it finest, OH you thought south korea was a democratic country????
Guess again, put lipstick on a pig, and guess what??
ITS STILL A PIG
Real problem here is the idea that this can and likely will impact
NetFreedom for all of us. If not now, in the near future.
Could this have been stopped in N korea?? I doubt it……..
cant stop a pig from being a pig!!
April 7th, 2009 at 4:59 am
Law in Korea regarding driving laws have also been passed (years ago)..
To those unaware, In Korea, light signals, street signs, street markings, and
,for that matter, streets only take on a ’suggestive’ nature. Getting a ticket
(very very rare) is also suggestive.
I was stopped once (a miracle) for making an illegal u-turn, but didn’t get a
ticket (because of my good looks).
April 9th, 2009 at 9:21 pm
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