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Open Net () is a
Open Net () is a non-governmental organization
A non-governmental organization (NGO) is an independent, typically nonprofit organization that operates outside government control, though it may get a significant percentage of its funding from government or corporate sources. NGOs often focus ...
which aims for the freedom and openness of South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...
's internet. It was approved by Seoul Radiowave Management Office () on 7 March 2013.
Activities
Open Net works on major projects grouped under the banners such as "Freedom of Speech", "Intellectual Property", "Privacy", "Network neutrality
Net neutrality, sometimes referred to as network neutrality, is the principle that Internet service providers (ISPs) must treat all Internet communications equally, offering users and online content providers consistent transfer rates regard ...
", "Open Government", and "Innovation and Regulations".
On July 31, 2013, Open Net submitted a Constitutional complaint
The (individual) constitutional complaint () is an extraordinary legal remedy in German law. The procedure serves to vindicate constitutional rights under the Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany (''Grundgesetz'', abbreviated GG). Constitut ...
about how the South Korean government
The government of South Korea () is the national government of the Republic of Korea, created by the Constitution of South Korea as the executive, legislative and judicial authority of the republic. The president acts as the head of state and ...
forces minors to verify his or her identity.
In August 2013, Open Net and Aladdin Communications started a non- Active X payment system, however, card companies refused to accept. Open Net submitted a preliminary injunction
An injunction is an equitable remedy in the form of a special court order compelling a party to do or refrain from doing certain acts. It was developed by the English courts of equity but its origins go back to Roman law and the equitable reme ...
to accept it.
On January 28, 2014, OpenNet filed a lawsuit against the Korea Communications Standards Commission
The Korea Communications Standards Commission () is an institution of the South Korean government that regulates communications including Cinema of South Korea, film, Television in South Korea, television, radio, and Internet in South Korea, inte ...
's () internet censorship by blocking access to Grooveshark
Grooveshark was a web-based music streaming service owned and operated by Escape Media Group in the United States. Users could upload digital audio files, which could then be streamed and organized in playlists. The Grooveshark website had a sear ...
. On 17 January 2014, OpenNet accepts donations via Bitcoin
Bitcoin (abbreviation: BTC; Currency symbol, sign: ₿) is the first Decentralized application, decentralized cryptocurrency. Based on a free-market ideology, bitcoin was invented in 2008 when an unknown entity published a white paper under ...
. OpenNet is the first Korean NGO who accepts Bitcoin donation.
See also
*Internet censorship in South Korea
Internet censorship in South Korea is prevalent, and contains some unique elements such as the blocking of pro-North Korea websites, and to a lesser extent, Japanese websites, which led to it being categorized as "pervasive" in the conflict/secur ...
References
External links
* - basis of Open Net, OpenWeb. * - basis of Open Net, Internet Law Clinic of Korea University Law School. Internet censorship in South Korea {{SouthKorea-stub