SonsOfLiberty
04-07-2009, 06:35 PM
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South Korea is becoming a harsh ground for the file sharing lovers but will it also become a difficult territory for blogosphere, freedom online and the Internet world altogether?
The new anti-file sharing stipulation has been approved by the National Assembly after a close vote on April 1and in spite of strong criticism and protests coming from Internet companies and civil liberties supporters.
`The law could have the government shutting down not only major Web portals, but online message boards of smaller companies and even `meta sites' that compile blog posts. And the member blogs of the meta sites could be interpreted as online message boards, too," writes Sogumi, a popular blogger who posts his writings on Tatter Media (tattermedia.com).
"The law draws a dreadful picture of the future, as Internet users will be required to submit their real names to post on individual blogs and not even imagine using the online message boards of Web portals or meta sites due to the worries of having his or her Internet cut off."
However, the real problem might just beginning as South Korea’s attempt to combat illegal file-sharing could be taken a step too far. The new legislation will affect not only the average Internet user but also websites and forums. A site accused of hosting unauthorized content risks to be shut down by the government for six months (or perhaps longer).
:source: Source: http://www.p2pon.com/2009/04/06/south-korea-adopts-the-%E2%80%98three-strikes%E2%80%99-policy-for-bo
South Korea is becoming a harsh ground for the file sharing lovers but will it also become a difficult territory for blogosphere, freedom online and the Internet world altogether?
The new anti-file sharing stipulation has been approved by the National Assembly after a close vote on April 1and in spite of strong criticism and protests coming from Internet companies and civil liberties supporters.
`The law could have the government shutting down not only major Web portals, but online message boards of smaller companies and even `meta sites' that compile blog posts. And the member blogs of the meta sites could be interpreted as online message boards, too," writes Sogumi, a popular blogger who posts his writings on Tatter Media (tattermedia.com).
"The law draws a dreadful picture of the future, as Internet users will be required to submit their real names to post on individual blogs and not even imagine using the online message boards of Web portals or meta sites due to the worries of having his or her Internet cut off."
However, the real problem might just beginning as South Korea’s attempt to combat illegal file-sharing could be taken a step too far. The new legislation will affect not only the average Internet user but also websites and forums. A site accused of hosting unauthorized content risks to be shut down by the government for six months (or perhaps longer).
:source: Source: http://www.p2pon.com/2009/04/06/south-korea-adopts-the-%E2%80%98three-strikes%E2%80%99-policy-for-bo