Major Korean webtoon, web novel pirate site shut down

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Major Korean webtoon, web novel pirate site shut down
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Authorities have confiscated 120 million won in illegal proceeds the operator earned through digital advertising, officials said. - Photo: Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism

According to the Daejeon District Public Prosecutors’ Office, which led the crackdown with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Agitoon, at two different sites, shared unauthorised copies of over 2.5 million web fiction titles and 740,000 webtoon series. The operator, identified as a 45-year-old with a history of copyright infringement, evaded local rules by hosting the servers overseas, making payments under borrowed names of Chinese nationals and frequently changing the websites’ domain.

The authorities have confiscated 120 million won in illegal proceeds the operator earned through digital advertising, officials said.

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