Pirate Sites Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison + $510,000 USD in Seizure

[Rem]

stay safe when operating naughty websites

OKToon Webtoon Pirate Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison, $510,000 Seizure - Anime Corner

The operator of the major piracy websites Noonoo TV, TVWiki, and OKToon has been sentenced to three years in prison and was ordered to return 700 million won.

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[Dopious]

We got some iptv cases judged here too with sentences of around 3 years and $10M - $20M in damages in our small 10.5M country.

Personally I would never get in to that niche of money making.

 

[Word Wizard]

I hope that guy doesn't end up in a cell with Johnny Somali. That would just be cruel

I've been semi-interested in the IPTV niche recently, but stories like this keep me out of it. Canada is a great place to be an end user of this stuff because they don't gaf. I stream and download everything I can get my hands on with no VPN. Selling is a different story, though. I live near here https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/nova-scotia-man-illegal-streaming-empire-1.7112573

I remember Beast being massive a few years back.

 

[Starblazer]

Piracy is a risky business. You always stand on the edge of a cliff. Moreover, it's difficult to find absolutely safe domain and hosting providers. Hiding money trail is a big headache. Everything comes with a cliche.

 

[polecat]

Does not surprise me it happening.

I heard of more blackhat SEO's doing similar in countrys without any copyright laws connected to the other country so they stay in the country for running the site .

 

[IMGuy]

I think he earned way more than he is leaving.