Please tell me the requirements for copyright law violation such as illegal movie downloads.

浏览量58,041

Hello, I'm a business owner running a small to medium-sized company. I recently received sanctions following an accounting audit, but I think the result is unjust... In this case, can I really dispute it through an administrative lawsuit? Accounting attorney, please reply quickly. Thank you.

相关咨询的解答

作者: 고병준

Hello. This is the Busan criminal attorney.

You said you downloaded 'Squid Game Season 2' through an illegal torrent site.

This is copying and storing a copyrighted work without the copyright holder's consent, which may constitute copyright law violation.

In particular, downloads using torrent programs do not stop at simple storage; the structure automatically uploads (distributes) the file to other users simultaneously with downloading, so it can lead to criminal punishment as infringement of public transmission rights.

According to Article 136 of the Copyright Act, infringement of copyright holders' rights may result in imprisonment of up to 5 years or fines of up to 50 million won, and may be imposed concurrently in some cases.

Additionally, copyright holders may claim damages (civil lawsuit), which may create financial burden (Copyright Act Article 125).

Even if you simply watched the movie and deleted it, if there is a record of automatic transmission to others during the torrent download process, criminal punishment is possible, so caution is required.

In the future, you should use legal streaming or download paths.

If you receive a police investigation contact for copyright law violation, please promptly receive legal assistance from a Busan criminal attorney.