Jae Yeon KIM

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Independent researcher. Authored three Korean books on the nation's innovation policy. Interested in comparative political economy. Currently living in Seoul.

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28 March 2013

South Korean Politician Moves to Repeal Biased Copyright Law

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On Friday, South Korea's National Assembly will meet with supporters and opponents of the country's "three strikes" law, including Assembly Member Mr. Choi Jae-Cheon, who has moved to repeal provisions of the law that allow authorities to disable a person's web service account or shut down his or her website for violating copyright regulations.

19 January 2013

South Korea: Stricter Online Games Regulations Face Discontent

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The South Korean government in on the offensive against online games addiction. But the policy is increasingly controversial among South Korean youth, says our author Jae Yeon Kim.

South Korea: How to Regain Ownership of the Internet

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On January 11, 2012, Network Neutrality Forum, an alliance of South Korean Internet freedom-concerned civic organizations, hosted a public workshop to discuss ways to increase civic participation in global Internet governance. Our author Jae Yeon Kim participated in the meeting and has this report.

9 January 2013

South Korea: Public Interest in Internet Governance Issues Rekindled

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On January 3, 2013, Creative Commons Korea co-organized a public event on Internet governance entitled “Global Great Power Rivalries on the Internet”. The meeting was especially focused on the outcome of the recent World Conference on Information Technology.

1 January 2013

South Korea: Perspectives on Chinese New Net Control Laws

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On December 28, 2012, the Chinese government approved a set of new net control laws that would make it compulsory for internet intermediaries to enforce users' real name registration. In South Korea, a similar online real name registration policy has been in place since 2005. Let's examine the South Korean experiment and see what lessons Chinese netizens can learn from it.