Squid Game 2, Thief City Hall, and illegal goods..Professor Seo Kyung-duk's portrait rights infringement is a big problem
Jan 07, 2025
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According to Sungshin Women's University Professor Seo Kyung-duk's research office on the 7th, while Netflix 'Squid Game's Season 2 is drawing attention around the world, illegal goods are being sold at large Chinese online shopping malls.
Professor Seo Kyung-duk of Sungshin Women's University said, `I found out because many Internet users reported it, and after searching various online shopping malls in China, I found that illegal goods were sold," he said.
Professor Seo said that related products were not searched in Taobao and Jingdong, which were highly controversial in the first season of \'Squid Game', but sold in Temu and AliExpress," he added.
In particular, he pointed out that `Most of the origin is also China, and above all, the biggest problem is selling goods made by unauthorized use of portrait rights of actors who appeared in the `Squid Game".'
Since the first season of 'Squid Game' was released, vendors selling 'fake' (fake) costumes in large Chinese online shopping malls have enjoyed a special experience.
At the time, foreign media such as Hong Kong's South China Morning Post reported that "some of the most popular products related to squid games on the Korean online shopping site Kufang are sold by companies in Guangzhou, Guangdong, Shenzhen, and Anhui provinces in China."
In response, Professor Seo said, `It should not be allowed to make illegal goods and make them profitable due to the lack of illegal viewing by some Chinese Internet users.'," he stressed.
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