KCC Decides to Cancel Registration of Webhard Companies for Secondary Distribution of 'Baksa-bang Videos'

10th Committee Meeting Held on the 24th
Corrective Actions Decided for 3 Companies
DoubleiSoft Requests Business Registration Cancellation
Two Companies Ordered to Establish Recurrence Prevention Measures and Pay Fines

[Asia Economy Reporter Cha Min-young] A webhard company that actively participated in the secondary distribution and spread of illegal obscene videos generated from the 'Doctor's Room case' will be expelled from the market.

The Korea Communications Commission announced on the 24th at the 10th committee meeting that it has decided on corrective measures for three companies: Speed Communication (currently Chacha Communication), Cloverwing, and Double I Soft. These companies were ordered to establish recurrence prevention measures and were fined 7 million won.

Among them, regarding Double I Soft, considering the seriousness of the violation, it was decided to request the Ministry of Science and ICT to cancel its registration under Article 27 of the Telecommunications Business Act.

According to the investigation by the Gyeonggi Southern Provincial Police Agency, Double I Soft violated Article 22-3 Paragraph 1 of the Telecommunications Business Act and Article 30-3 of the Enforcement Decree of the same law. Not only did they fail to take technical measures, but they also disguised the general webhard bulletin board as legally operated and ran a closed club accessible only to specific members, distributing a significant amount of illegal filming and sexual exploitation materials, including videos from the Doctor's Room. They also deliberately avoided on-site inspections twice to verify the implementation of technical measures.

The Korea Communications Commission conducted on-site inspections related to the obligation of technical measures to prevent the distribution of illegal obscene information on 29 special-type subsidiary communication service providers who violated the Telecommunications Business Act last year.

Meanwhile, the Commission also decided to grant new permits for personal location information business operators to six companies: Halla, Medicoconex, Motovelo, Hyundai Kefico, KCTV Jeju Broadcasting, and The Company.

Additionally, at the meeting, the results of the 2020 broadcasting market competition situation evaluation were reported. In 2019, the number of paid broadcasting subscribers was 33.77 million, an increase of 3.2% compared to the previous year. IPTV subscribers increased by 9.4% to 17.13 million, while subscribers of comprehensive cable broadcasting operators (SO) decreased by 2.4% to 13.48 million compared to the previous year.

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