Nowadays, there are many people who use online video service, OTT.
When you purchase a ticket, you may be charged a fee.
Recently, a one-month subscription has been divided into hourly transactions or an account brokerage site has been created. Is this kind of transaction legal?
[I'm looking for 400 won for Teabing.
300 won Netflix for 3 hours of wave rental per day.
1,000 won.]
Some people even compare prices to show that the split ticket is cheaper.
Some people are looking for it because the expiration date is almost over, and some OTTs are collected and sold, and even account brokerage sites that collect OTTs and lend them for a day have emerged.
Isn't this situation of pulling an N-hour subscription for 500 won illegal?
[Kim Yong-bae / OTT official: It is an act of splitting and reselling and taking profit, but it can be said that it is a kind of fraud because it is a for-profit act in violation of the terms and conditions.
Of course, I think legal action should be taken.]
[Park Sang-oh / Attorney at Law Firm Yuhan Barun: Just like a regular individual member, it's like Netflix, but by signing up, you give your subscription to several people one day at a time.
I thought that (OTT companies) would be able to generate a certain amount of profit if they were to lend to others, but the original purpose could not be realized at all.
It could be a violation of the terms and conditions.]
Three domestic OTT sites have sent proof that they can be held liable in civil and criminal cases if the site does not take any action.
Netflix said that if you share your account with someone other than your family, there may be a problem with using the service in the future.
However, we have not yet considered sanctions for transactions with individuals.
[Kim Yong-bae / OTT official: I know that it is being shared in various ways in the used trading community or in places like this.
(But) technically or by inquiring, it is possible to find out and impose sanctions, but I think it is not at the stage to increase the limit that much.] In
the background of this situation where daily use passes are being traded, the burden of consumers on the usage fee is high. It is laid.
However, the resale of subscriptions can also affect the content creation industry.
Because it can infringe the intellectual property rights of content creators.
[Park Sang-oh / Lawyer Yuhan Barun Law Firm: The author of the content gave permission to (members) to reproduce or transmit, or use, through the member terms and conditions (on the OTT platform).
However, if someone uses it in a different way without permission, there seems to be room for arguing that the method you are currently doing is out of the scope of the permission to use it, so it is a violation of copyright
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In addition, you need to be careful because there is a risk of fraud when dealing with individuals and there is no way to get relief even if you suffer damage.
▶ 'Sell your Netflix account for just one day' OTT account sharing that has evolved...
maybe it's illegal?