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Posted by Yaki-Jones Saturday, December 26, 2020

K-Pop fansites could be quashed if the new copyright bill passes

AKP STAFF

Issues surrounding idol fansites resurfaced as the new copyright bill from congress includes a proposal that would ban filming live performances. 

Democratic Party's representative Kim Hong Gul proposed an amendment to the existing copyright laws on December 11th. If the bill passes, live performances would obtain copyright protection with penalties of up to a year of imprisonment or punitive damage of 10 million KRW (~ USD 9,000).  

K-Pop idol fansites have been an issue of the industry since the very beginning. Labels have been hesitant to sanction fansites because they are also fans of their artists, although they oftentimes infringe upon artists' copyrights and elicit complaints from other fans as they block their view at concerts or events. In most cases, however, fansites work to mutual advantage as they generate free publicity for their artists. 

An insider confided, "We are more than happy to let anyone upload any fan cam of our artists at free concerts or events. Their videos help promote our artists. The tricky part is when those fansites are at paid concerts. We are really in a bind so most of the time we just turn a blind eye to fan cams on YouTube. I feel like added protection won't harm."  

Another insider shared, "We can't ignore positive effects of fansites. But in a long term, copyright infringement by posting unauthorized recordings should be addressed."

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7hr43q2o32105 pts Saturday, December 26, 2020 2
Saturday, December 26, 2020

...then kpop becomes like jpop

copyrights killed fan materials and jpop became irrelevant

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ice11,054 pts Saturday, December 26, 2020 2
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I don't support this bill, I love fancams especially since international fans are unable to see the concerts ,watching fancams feels like watching the concert. If they cancel this bill, a lot of international fans will withdraw from the market.

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