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[와이티엔 스타뉴스] Wei Ying-Wu, an extraordinary lawyer? China spying on you again

While the ENA drama ‘Strange Lawyer Woo Young-woo’, which is creating a sensation every time, is illegally distributed in China, Professor Seo Kyung-deok of Sungshin Women’s University gave a tip.

On the 21st, Professor Seo Kyung-duk said through his SNS, “The illegal distribution of the drama ‘Strange Lawyer Woo Young-woo’, which is gaining popularity at home and abroad, is spying again in China is rampant. In particular, thieves’ viewing is ridiculous, but Douban, China’s largest content review site, ranks amongst themselves, and it is said that more than 20,000 reviews have already been posted. He set a day of criticism against the widespread illegal viewing in China, saying, ‘They are spying on each other and doing everything they can.’

Professor Seo said, “Actually, the illegal distribution of Korean content in China has been a big problem for a long time. He pointed out that illegal downloads of ‘Squid Game’ and ‘Hell’, such as ‘Squid Game’ and ‘Hell’, were prevalent in China, a country where Netflix is ​​not officially serviced, causing a lot of controversy.”

He continued, “‘Now is the time for the Chinese authorities to step in. In order to protect intellectual property rights and prevent illegal distribution of the Olympic mascot ‘Bingdundun’ during the Beijing Winter Olympics in February, the Chinese authorities have been conducting strict crackdowns. It’s not that the Chinese authorities don’t know. I knew it, but I have not done it until now,’ he added.

Currently, Netflix is ​​streaming ‘Weird Lawyer Woo Young-Woo’ as ‘Special Lawyer Wei Ying-Woo’ in Greater China. However, Netflix is ​​not available in China, so illegal streaming sites change the titles to ‘Extraordinary Lawyer Woo Young-Woo’ and ‘Strange Lawyer Woo Young-Woo’ and distribute them illegally. have.

‘Strange Lawyer Woo Young-Woo’ is widely distributed through illegal streaming sites in China, and the drama-related reviews on ‘Douban’, the largest content review site in China, have exceeded 20,000. On Weibo, China’s largest social media, there were more than 40,000 posts related to ‘Strange Lawyer Woo Young-woo’, and a fan account created by a netizen has 30,000 followers, proving the popularity of the drama.

As such, domestic content is illegally distributed in China, but the Chinese authorities are ignorant of this, and the damage is going to domestic producers and distributors who have been grieving.

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