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Korean Brothers Arrested For File-Sharing Site

Posted by timothy on from the pissumnida dept.

HarlanC writes: "This story discusses the arrest of two Korean brothers who run a website [warning, page requires Korean language support] that allows peer-to-peer file sharing. Note that the Recording Industry Association of Korea reports local companies lost $154 million in sales in 2000 due to use of the program, even though sales increased to $31.5 million in total sales in 2000 from $29.2 million in 1999."

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  1. Avast , ye swabbies! by JamesOfTheDesert · · Score: 3, Funny
    ...who believe that napster is lowering sails ...

    Is this because of the pirates?

    :)

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  2. blah by geomcbay · · Score: 5, Funny

    God damn it. Yet another Korea-centric article. When are the Slashdot editors going to realize there's more to the world than just Korea?

  3. Re:No, there's definitely more... by dboyles · · Score: 4, Funny

    One time while portscanning for port 80 (out of boredom, not for any malicious purpose) on my former dorm's subnet I came across a directory that the individual probably didn't want to have shared: the one containing the history file for his browser.

    His webpage portrayed him as a nice, churchgoing young man. But some of those URLs would suggest otherwise...

    "But I was sure www.girlongirl was a scripture quote site!"

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  4. Stop this by roxytheman · · Score: 4, Funny

    Stop this already! File sharing should not be illegal! At least not the technology allowing it! File sharing is SO MUCH MORE than just porn and copyrighted mp3s!

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    1. Re:Stop this by nEoN+nOoDlE · · Score: 4, Funny

      I don't know what file sharing you're doing but mine involves nothing but copyrighted mp3s and porn.

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  5. no concrete evidence by bigbadbuccidaddy · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Soribada is probably affecting our business, but there is no concrete evidence," said Cho Jin-bae, who handles online marketing at the Seoul office of the EMI record label. For an industry that claims to be losing to piracy 5 times more money than it takes in, all from one source, the lack of concrete evidence suprises me. Or maybe the South Korean RIAA wannabees are even more mathematically challenged than their American counterparts. Frankly, I'm suprised they can crank in $30 million or so a year, what with 2 college kids in their way.

  6. No, there's definitely more... by whatnotever · · Score: 3, Funny

    You're forgetting the movies.

    And the occasional app or game.

    And sometimes people's cookies.txt. (I found one with Amazon one-click shopping once! ;)

    Hey, I think we might be able to make a case for the legality of downloading someone else's cookies.txt! Score one for p2p!

  7. Re:yeah well... by unitron · · Score: 5, Funny
    "Its like saying if Slashdot did not exist our IQ would be higher."

    But if our IQs were higher, would Slashdot exist?

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  8. Re:Those are some pretty impressive figures... by ackthpt · · Score: 4, Funny
    I plan to make $500 million dollars next year. If I don't, does this mean I can have people thrown in jail?

    Good thing it's the Free Korea, as opposed to that evil stalinist state up to the north where they trump up charges and haul people off to the gulag.

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  9. irony by circletimessquare · · Score: 5, Funny

    today is korean liberation day

    cognitivedissonance = on

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