

Ms Song, 46, was suspected of having operated the file-sharing site with her husband and another couple from September 1999 to March 2016. Don’t act like you didn’t already know.It is illegal to produce and disseminate porn in South Korea.Īccording to the Korea Herald, the woman, surnamed Song, launched Soranet with her husband in 1999. While the effectiveness of such a measure can’t be determined, it does result in less bandwidth and trouble for internet providers in Korea.
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Originally conceived as a method of reducing sexual crimes, the law is still in full effect today. The production, consumption or distribution of pornography in all its forms from magazines to internet videos is completely illegal in South Korea. In a move that brought protests from a slew of development companies, the South Korean government passed the “Cinderella Law” preventing accounts for children under the age of 16 from connecting to Korean gaming servers. This is one of those conditionals, the conditions being that it takes place between the hours of 12 am and 6am and the gamer is under the age of 16. Gambling for foreigners, on the other hand, is completely legal and encouraged (have a look at this list of casinos in Seoul). A small cramped casino located out in the middle of nowhere so that it would discourage gamblers it is filled to capacity every night. The only casino in Korea at which it is legal for Korean citizens to gamble is Gangwon Land. Gambling in Korea is heavily regulated to the point where it is essentially illegal for Korean nationals both on Korean soil, as well as when traveling overseas. Since 2011, it has been illegal to operate a street stall and recent crackdowns have shown that the government has no plans to change their minds. In recent interviews, politicians have been quoted saying that up to “24%” of the nation’s GDP is lost through these vendors. 6. Street Vendorsīelieve it or not, that kindly old lady selling rice cakes and soup on the street is breaking the law. Many concerns stem from the fact that the previous law was enacted during the dictatorship of impeached former president Park Geun-hye’s father, Park Chung-hee. Due to the law’s lack of clarity, many have been drawing comparisons to a similar law drafted in the 1970’s (and later revoked) that banned mini-skirts. In a recent development, a vaguely worded law was passed that made indecent exposure a fine-able offense. As such, any attempt of lobbying can be simply categorized as bribery. In theory, this means that any and all politicians are banned from receiving funds from corporations or outside organizations realistically, companies have found ways around it by offering politicians jobs after leaving office.

Government lobbying is completely illegal in Korea which should allow for the government to operate freely of business interests. While the government hasn’t shown any interest in outright banning the consumption of dog meat, recent allegations regarding inhumane practices in harvesting dog meat have been spreading like wildfire. Most interpretations of the law make it illegal but no one seems to have told the numerous restaurants that still serve it. While not strictly legal, the use of dog meat for consumption lies in a legal gray-zone.
