OpenNet (organization)

Open Net
오픈넷
Formation February 4, 2013 (2013-02-04)
Type NGO
Purpose Focus on freedom, openness, and sharing on internet of South Korea.
Headquarters Gangnam, Seoul
Location
Region served
 South Korea
Official language
 Korean
Key people
 Kim Kee-chang, Park Kyung-sin, Jeon Gil-nam (Korean: 전길남),
Main organ
 board of directors
Staff
 3
Website http://opennet.or.kr, opennetkorea.org
OpenNet
Hangul 오픈넷
Kim Keechang, one of Founders

Open Net (Korean: 오픈넷) is a non-governmental organization which aims for the freedom and openness of South Korea's internet.[1] It was approved by Seoul Radiowave Management Office (Korean: 서울전파관리소) on 7 March 2013.[2]

Activities

Open Net works on major projects grouped under the banners such as "Freedom of Speech", "Intellectual Property", "Privacy", "Network neutrality", "Open Government", and "Innovation and Regulations".

On July 31, 2013, Open Net submitted a Constitutional complaint about how the South Korean government forces minors to verify his or her identity.[3] In August 2013, Open Net and Aladdin Communications started a non-Active X payment system,[4] however, card companies refused to accept. Open Net submitted a preliminary injunction to accept it.[5][6] On January 28, 2014, OpenNet filed a lawsuit against the Korea Communications Standards Commission's (Korean: 대한민국 방송통신심의위원회) internet censorship by blocking access to Grooveshark.[7][8] On 17 January 2014, OpenNet accepts donations via Bitcoin.[9] OpenNet is the first Korean NGO who accepts Bitcoin donation.[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "개요 | Open Net". Open Net (in Korean). Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "정관 | Open Net". Open Net (in Korean). Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  3. ↑ 게임 본인확인과 부모동의 강제는 '위헌' 주장. Acrofan (in Korean). 31 July 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  4. ↑ Ki-chang, Kim. "인터넷서점 알라딘, ActiveX 폐기 선언!". OpenWeb (in Korean). Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  5. ↑ Minsu, Nam (9 August 2013). "카드사들, 非액티브X 결제 거부…왜?". Seoul Finance (in Korean). Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  6. ↑ Yungjin, Choi (6 August 2013). [경제]간편결제 놓고 복잡한 싸움. Kyunghyang Shinmun (in Korean). Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  7. ↑ Hwanyong, Jung (2 December 2013). [종합] 오픈넷, 방통위의 '그루브샤크' 일방적 차단에 대한 성명 발표. PC Love (in Korean). Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  8. ↑ ‘그루브샤크’는 어떻게 차단되었나: 침해정보심의팀 일문일답. Slownews (in Korean). 7 November 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  9. ↑ Choo, Misun (17 January 2014). 비트코인으로 오픈넷에 기부하세요 (in Korean). OpenNet. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  10. ↑ Byeongjun, Kang (17 January 2014). "비트코인 기부하세요". ET News (in Korean). Retrieved 21 January 2014.

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