S.Korea looks to ban internet file-sharing with N.Korea
South Korea s government on Monday said it had proposed a law to require its citizens to get official permission before using the internet to exchange digital material such as movies, music, scanned books, or artwork with anyone in North Korea. If approved by parliament, the measure would be the first major amendment to South Korea s Inter-Korean Exchange and Cooperation Act in three decades and is part of its recent efforts to improve relations with North Korea.
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SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea’s government on Monday said it had proposed a law to require its citizens to get official permission before using the internet to exchange digital material such as movies, music, scanned books, or artwork with anyone in North Korea.
FILE PHOTO: Soldiers stand guard at a checkpoint on the Grand Unification Bridge which leads to the inter-Korean Kaesong Industrial Complex in North Korea, just south of the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, in Paju, South Korea, June 17, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo
If approved by parliament, the measure would be the first major amendment to South Korea’s Inter-Korean Exchange and Cooperation Act in three decades and is part of its recent efforts to improve relations with North Korea.
More outrage as South Korea debates ban on sending digital info to North Korea
Seoul to weigh potential amendment to “anti-leaflet” law, which could extend ban to digital copies and radio broadcasts
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Evoking further outcry from free speech and human rights activists, South Korea’s Ministry of Unification wants to amend a contentious new law so that it bans people from sending digital information to North Korea on top of informational flyers, bibles and USBs.
The country’s new “anti-leaflet law,” or Inter-Korean Exchange and Cooperation Act, can send people to prison for up to three years or fine them up to 30 million won (about $27,000) for sending various items to the DPRK. Soon, it may also prohibit the “intangible” from being “delivered” or “transmitted” across the border.
Monday, 19 Apr 2021 05:20 PM MYT
South Korea might soon make file sharing illegal with North Korea. AFP pic
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SEOUL, April 19 South Korea’s government today said it had proposed a law to require its citizens to get official permission before using the internet to exchange digital material such as movies, music, scanned books, or artwork with anyone in North Korea.
If approved by parliament, the measure would be the first major amendment to South Korea’s Inter-Korean Exchange and Cooperation Act in three decades and is part of its recent efforts to improve relations with North Korea.