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k8track
Joined: 04 May 2009
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 Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 8:51 pm Post subject: How strict is Korea about downloading files? |
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I've just arrived in Suncheon and have been here a month. I'll be getting my internet access at home any day now. I was just wondering how strict Korea is about downloading stuff. Back home (U.S.) I've frequented many music blogs and have downloaded several albums. I usually mostly restrict myself to downloading old, out-of-print LP's.
Will all of my downloads be closely monitored by my internet provider? Would using a proxy server be effective? Do they only care if it's Korean music that has been downloaded? (There are a few Korean albums I wouldn't mind tracking down.) I usually download stuff via Rapidshare or Megaupload; would my visiting those sites be tracked and recorded? Or are they only going after the owners of message boards and people who upload files?
I was here from 2001-2002 and at that time this was not an issue. I don't know how or if things have changed since then. |
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xingyiman
Joined: 12 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 8:52 pm Post subject: Re: How strict is Korea about downloading files? |
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| k8track wrote: |
I've just arrived in Suncheon and have been here a month. I'll be getting my internet access at home any day now. I was just wondering how strict Korea is about downloading stuff. Back home (U.S.) I've frequented many music blogs and have downloaded several albums. I usually mostly restrict myself to downloading old, out-of-print LP's.
Will all of my downloads be closely monitored by my internet provider? Would using a proxy server be effective? Do they only care if it's Korean music that has been downloaded? (There are a few Korean albums I wouldn't mind tracking down.) I usually download stuff via Rapidshare or Megaupload; would my visiting those sites be tracked and recorded? Or are they only going after the owners of message boards and people who upload files?
I was here from 2001-2002 and at that time this was not an issue. I don't know how or if things have changed since then. |
As long as it's nothing Korean they dont care. |
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redaxe
Joined: 01 Dec 2008
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| Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 8:53 pm Post subject: |
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| i read somewhere that Koreans consume more internet porn per capita than any other nation, so i don't think you'll have a problem with filesharing/downloading stuff. |
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cj1976
Joined: 26 Oct 2005
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| Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:20 pm Post subject: |
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| redaxe wrote: |
| i read somewhere that Koreans consume more internet porn per capita than any other nation, so i don't think you'll have a problem with filesharing/downloading stuff. |
There are websites where you can even download it directly from a Korean server. Allegedly it takes about 5 minutes to download a whole porno movie, but I wouldn't know about that myself. |
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egrog1717
Joined: 12 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Why download when you can buy a freshly burned copy of any new movie over in Yongsan (Seoul) for 2k a disc? lol... |
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thurst
Joined: 08 Apr 2009
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:44 pm Post subject: |
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| so you can save yourself 2000KRW |
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oskinny1
Joined: 10 Nov 2006
Location: Right behind you!
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| Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:46 pm Post subject: |
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| egrog1717 wrote: |
| Why download when you can buy a freshly burned copy of any new movie over in Yongsan (Seoul) for 2k a disc? lol... |
Korea is a lot more than just Seoul. |
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Hanson
Joined: 20 Oct 2004
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| Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:52 pm Post subject: |
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| egrog1717 wrote: |
| Why download when you can buy a freshly burned copy of any new movie over in Yongsan (Seoul) for 2k a disc? lol... |
I hate brain-teasers... |
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ThingsComeAround
Joined: 07 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:56 pm Post subject: |
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Are you worried about being traced?
bittorrent is usually monitored for Korean copyright material.
Download all you want.
May I suggest Usenet for your big download fix? (Koreans don't even know what that is  ) |
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fermentation
Joined: 22 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 10:05 pm Post subject: |
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| They only care if you're pirating Korean stuff in a foreign country. You guys see the big deal the media made about some Chinese guys illegally copying and selling DVDs of 해운대? |
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krd
Joined: 17 Sep 2009
Location: Daegu
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| Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 10:07 pm Post subject: |
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| I've had no trouble downloading movies and music from bitorrent. |
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blackjack
Joined: 04 Jan 2006
Location: anyang
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| Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 11:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Since Christmas I have over 9000 GB of traffic through torrents, 5,900 up, 3,100 down. |
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diver
Joined: 16 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 11:43 pm Post subject: |
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| oskinny1 wrote: |
| egrog1717 wrote: |
| Why download when you can buy a freshly burned copy of any new movie over in Yongsan (Seoul) for 2k a disc? lol... |
Korea is a lot more than just Seoul. |
Don't tell Cohiba. |
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isthisreally
Joined: 01 Sep 2007
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I heard something about the porn industry suing a bunch of Koreans for all that porn and also about people receiving warnings from their ISPs in Korea for downloading the regular pirated stuff.
With that said, I never have been warned and download tons of popular stuff right from thepiratebay. My korean girlfriend downloads all kinds of korean tv shows and music and hasn't gotten in any trouble either.
We haven't even gotten into designer bag ripoffs and clothes, those are great too. Look everyone I'm wearing clothes from Diesel! |
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storysinger81
Joined: 25 Mar 2007
Location: Daegu
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| Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 1:43 am Post subject: |
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This thread is a joke, right?
They don't care. Not even a little bit. Download/upload to your heart's content (or your conscience's limit). |
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