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), Park Kyung-sin ( ko, 박경신), Nam Heesob( ko, 남희섭), Jeon Eung-hui ( ko, 전응휘), Woo Jisuk( ko, 우지숙), Kang Jung Soo( ko, 강정수), Kim Borami ( ko, 김보라미)
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Open Net () is a
NGO
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, purpose = Focus on freedom, openness, and sharing on internet
The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a '' network of networks'' that consists of private, pub ...
of South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...
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, headquarters = Gangnam, Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 of ...
, location = Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 of ...
, region_served = South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...
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, key_people = Kim Kee-chang, Park Kyung-sin, Jeon Gil-nam ( ko, 전길남),
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Open Net () is a non-governmental organization
A non-governmental organization (NGO) or non-governmental organisation (see American and British English spelling differences#-ise, -ize (-isation, -ization), spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from g ...
which aims for the freedom and openness of South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...
's internet. It was approved by Seoul Radiowave Management Office ( ko, 서울전파관리소) 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
Network neutrality, often referred to as net neutrality, is the principle that Internet service providers (ISPs) must treat all Internet communications equally, offering users and online content providers consistent rates irrespective of co ...
", "Open Government", and "Innovation and Regulations".
On July 31, 2013, Open Net submitted a Constitutional complaint
The constitutional complaint (german: Verfassungsbeschwerde) is a remedy found in Germany for protection of constitutional rights. It derives from Article 93 Sec. 1 Nr. 4a of the Basic Law. It resembles in certain respects the '' amparo'' reme ...
about how the South Korean government
The Government of South Korea is the union 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 is the ...
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 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 film, television, radio, and internet.
At its formation in 2008, the KCSC replaced an earlier body, the In ...
's ( ko, 대한민국 방송통신심의위원회) 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 sea ...
. On 17 January 2014, OpenNet accepts donations via Bitcoin. 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/securi ...
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