Hallyu copyrights violations increasing
.jpg?w=728)
A still from “Remember: Son’s War” / Courtesy of SBS
Copyrighted materials from Korean broadcasts are increasingly being violated in China and Southeast Asian countries, according to a recent report.
In a report released Sunday by Saenuri Party lawmaker Kwak Sang-do, a member of the Education, Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee of the National Assembly, copyright violation cases of Korean broadcasters between 2013 and August this year amounted to 503.
Annual reported cases showed a rising trend over the past two years, with 92 cases in 2013, 61 in 2014, 153 in 2015 and 197 as of August this year.
By country, China accounted for 41.2 percent of the violations with 207 cases, Thailand with 30.2 percent with 152 cases, the Philippines 15.5 percent with 78 cases and Vietnam 13.1 percent with 66 cases.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism sent warnings to 56 of the alleged infringers for violations such as of SBS' "Remember: Son's War" and KBS' "Impertinently Go Go." It also sent 44 warnings to Vietnam for alleged violations of copyright including of SBS' "Yukrongi Narsha." To the Philippines, it sent 78 warnings for 103 violations including of "M Countdown" of Mnet Korea.
"Korean broadcasters and producers are suffering due to an increase of copyright violations from foreign countries of Korean content," said Rep. Kwak in a statement.
"Our government needs to collaborate with related departments to take action towards violations that disrupt the market order. We also need to urge these nations to find measures for improvement."