South Korea

South Korea Requests Interpol Red Notice to Track Down Pirate Site Operator

South Korea Requests Interpol Red Notice to Track Down Pirate Site Operator

South Korean authorities say they have rquested their first ever Interpol 'Red Notice' in an effort to apprehend the suspected…

2 years ago

South Korea Expands Site Blocking Efforts with SNI Eavesdropping

South Korea will expand its site blocking measures with SNI eavesdropping, so HTTPS sites can be blocked as well. The…

3 years ago

South Korea Promises New Crackdown on Pirate Sites

The government in South Korea says that it shuttered 25 pirate sites in 2018 and arrested the operators of more…

3 years ago

South American Pirates Transfer 789 Petabytes Per Year

New research shows that online piracy is widespread in South America. Nearly half of all Internet users have used pirate…

6 years ago

As Enlightening 3 Strikes Data Appears, Authorities Raid Top Cyberlocker Sites

In mid-2009, South Korea made the pioneering move of implementing a 3 strikes style regime for dealing with illicit file-sharing.…

11 years ago

South Koreans Are World’s No.2 Music Pirates, Or Are They?

In 2009 South Korea introduced new legislation against online copyright infringement. Penalties were particularly harsh and included disconnection from the…

12 years ago

Porn Studios Set To Target 65,000 Movie Uploaders

In July many adult movie studios filed a copyright complaint against 10,000 alleged porn uploaders. The producers wanted a large…

13 years ago

Crazy Copyright Law Set to Cause Chaos in S.Korea

Netizens of South Korea could find themselves at the mercy of a copyright infringement firestorm today, as a tough new…

13 years ago