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Recently, Korean media law has taken some huge strides. They are dead serious this time. KBS has been seen taking action against smaller video sharing blogs. Blogs that do not even share CDs or tour dvds but only TV material. You know, stuff that you could watch for FREE if you only lived in Korea, stuff that feeds you becoming a fan in the first place.

This blog called Ahboo started small then posted on Soompi as a way to bypass the file sharing restrictions. It immediately became the top 10 community to find files of artists’ TV show programs. Recently, they were ordered to cease their blogging activities and posted a farewell note here.

There’s a point in where I don’t agree with the laws. Some laws are made to protect IP.That is fine, but without these shows, fans in America or people who have jobs and don’t have a DVR to record such things can’t access and feed their love for these artists. Let’s look at the cause and effect of all of this:

-KBS/MBC etc. shut blogs down featuring variety shows.
-Youtube takes down all video uploads of any music variety shows in accordance to KBS.
-Traffic to (Insert Kpop Blog Name Here.) slows down to a halt, except users in Korea who spend the time to report in English (if they even know English) about the variety show.
-Users outside of Korea lose interest in international artists from Korea.
-Few if any new users discover K-pop artists.
-Blogs and forums cease to exist, due to lack of interest.
-Asian artists no longer have much audience left in America and audiences decrease.

Look at it this way. Youtube and Kpop blogs are FREE publicity for these artists. They get hundreds, sometimes thousands of comments and downloads per thread. KBS loses no money on this deal here.

Thanks to: Ahboo for providing us with quality videos over the years. We’ll miss you.


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StellerPebbles - 12/26/09 2:27 am
phanxuanna12297 - 09/22/09 11:35 pm

KBS as in station?! NO :O

What no way!!

Its good so far...Ive been getting news as usual


phanxuanna12297 - 09/22/09 11:35 pm

KBS as in station?! NO :O

What no way!!


^ yeah same here i only watched like the first 2 episodes of those shows


^ Oh, I meant all their shows they’ve had. Like Hello Baby. I saw only 3. (First 3 for Horror one.)


theres only 6...how many did u see?

i got to ep 2 and stopped cuz i couldnt find ep 3


^ I haven’t finished a lot of episodes from SNSD because of that.


Lilsparky67 - 11/11/09 10:22 am

A lot of youtube accounts get suspended, it’s really annoying. Especially when you want to watch something you favorite, and it’s gone now.

yeah!

like some of the horror factory ep of snsd i never finished watching them >.<


yeah and then you have to go through your favorites list and remove it all


A lot of youtube accounts get suspended, it’s really annoying. Especially when you want to watch something you favorite, and it’s gone now.


ludachris714 - 11/09/09 11:04 am

i just call it a vpo… my own slang =/

video+ipod= vpod

lol nice abbreviation


it makes sense...lol

well it hasnt stop ppl from releasing perf...such as taeyang! lol


Ohhh okay, Gotcha!


i just call it a vpo… my own slang =/

video+ipod= vpod


what’s a vpod? I didn’t know there was an iPod that was named that.


I have a vpod..gotta put it to good use… wink


I just watch MV’s on youtube.


^ lol, ooh u downloaderrrr


yeh, but it seems harder to find mv dl links raspberry


everyone was initially worried about it, but i think the internet is still doing fine lol


I guess. It won’t stop people from doing everything that they just restricted.


It’s already hurting ><


I guess this will hurt ><


awww man, this mean less streaming youtube vids of kpop >.<


cheekybodacious - 09/30/09 2:19 am

poopsicles.
T_T

Poopsicles? Haha, I love it.


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