ONI Country Profi le
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53. Choe Sang-hun, “ South Korea Frees Blogger Who Angered Government, ” New York
Times , April 20, 2009, http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/21/world/asia/21blogger.html ; Oh
Byung-sang, “ After Minerva: Gaining Balance, ” Korea JoongAng Daily , April 24, 2009, http://
joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2903946 .
54. Ser Myo-ja, “ Prognosticator ‘ Minerva ’ Is Acquitted by a Seoul Court, ” Korea JoongAng Daily ,
April 21, 2009, http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2903837 .
55. Bae Ji-sook, “ Prosecution Confi rms ‘ Minerva ’ Innocent, ” Korea Herald , January 4, 2011,
http://www.koreaherald.com/national/Detail.jsp?newsMLId=20110104000750.
56. Song Jung-a, “ South Korean Court Rules on Internet Law, ” Financial Times , December 28,
2010, http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/38b354a4-126d-11e0-b4c8-00144feabdc0.html.
57. “ South Korea Passes Three-Strikes Internet Piracy Law, ” IP World, April 15, 2009, http://www
.ipworld.com/ipwo/doc/view.htm?id=217097 & searchCode=H . http://news.softpedia.com/news/
File-Sharers-Cornered-Again-84010.shtml .
58. Proposed Amendment to Copyright Law of Korea, July 2008, Article 133 – 2(3). Unoffi cial
English translation is available at http://ipleft.or.kr/bbs/view.php?board=ipleft_5 & id=488 & page
=1 & category1=3 .
59. Ibid.
60. Nate Anderson, “ South Korea Fits Itself for a ‘ 3 Strikes ’ Jackboot, ” Ars Technica, April 15,
2009, http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/04/korea-fi ts-itself-for-a-3-strikes-jackboot
.ars .
61. Copyright Law of Korea, Article 104, http://eng.copyright.or.kr/law_01_01.html .
62. Ibid., Article 142(1).
63. Proposed Amendment to Copyright Law of Korea, Article 133 – 2(4)(1).
64. National Election Commission, “About IENDC,” http://www.nec.go.kr/engvote/about/iendc
.jsp .
65. Public Offi cial Election Law, Act No. 8879, February 29, 2008, Article 86, http://www
.nec.go.kr/english/NEC/Public_Offi cial_Election.zip . Former President Roh Moo-hyun was
charged by the NEC and impeached for violating this law. He was later reinstated as president.
See “ Obituary: Roh Moo-hyun, ” BBC News, May 23, 2009, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia
-pacifi c/2535143.stm .
66. Public Offi cial Election Law, Article 108.
67. Ibid., Article 93.
68. Ibid., Articles 82 – 84 (3 – 5).
69. ONI interview with an offi cial from the IENDC.
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53. Choe Sang-hun, “ South Korea Frees Blogger Who Angered Government, ” New York
Times , April 20, 2009, http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/21/world/asia/21blogger.html ; Oh
Byung-sang, “ After Minerva: Gaining Balance, ” Korea JoongAng Daily , April 24, 2009, http://
joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2903946 .
54. Ser Myo-ja, “ Prognosticator ‘ Minerva ’ Is Acquitted by a Seoul Court, ” Korea JoongAng Daily ,
April 21, 2009, http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2903837 .
55. Bae Ji-sook, “ Prosecution Confi rms ‘ Minerva ’ Innocent, ” Korea Herald , January 4, 2011,
http://www.koreaherald.com/national/Detail.jsp?newsMLId=20110104000750.
56. Song Jung-a, “ South Korean Court Rules on Internet Law, ” Financial Times , December 28,
2010, http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/38b354a4-126d-11e0-b4c8-00144feabdc0.html.
57. “ South Korea Passes Three-Strikes Internet Piracy Law, ” IP World, April 15, 2009, http://www
.ipworld.com/ipwo/doc/view.htm?id=217097 & searchCode=H . http://news.softpedia.com/news/
File-Sharers-Cornered-Again-84010.shtml .
58. Proposed Amendment to Copyright Law of Korea, July 2008, Article 133 – 2(3). Unoffi cial
English translation is available at http://ipleft.or.kr/bbs/view.php?board=ipleft_5 & id=488 & page
=1 & category1=3 .
59. Ibid.
60. Nate Anderson, “ South Korea Fits Itself for a ‘ 3 Strikes ’ Jackboot, ” Ars Technica, April 15,
2009, http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/04/korea-fi ts-itself-for-a-3-strikes-jackboot
.ars .
61. Copyright Law of Korea, Article 104, http://eng.copyright.or.kr/law_01_01.html .
62. Ibid., Article 142(1).
63. Proposed Amendment to Copyright Law of Korea, Article 133 – 2(4)(1).
64. National Election Commission, “About IENDC,” http://www.nec.go.kr/engvote/about/iendc
.jsp .
65. Public Offi cial Election Law, Act No. 8879, February 29, 2008, Article 86, http://www
.nec.go.kr/english/NEC/Public_Offi cial_Election.zip . Former President Roh Moo-hyun was
charged by the NEC and impeached for violating this law. He was later reinstated as president.
See “ Obituary: Roh Moo-hyun, ” BBC News, May 23, 2009, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia
-pacifi c/2535143.stm .
66. Public Offi cial Election Law, Article 108.
67. Ibid., Article 93.
68. Ibid., Articles 82 – 84 (3 – 5).
69. ONI interview with an offi cial from the IENDC.