Actor Lee Yu-bi auctioned a picture of a Character in the Japanese animation "Pocket Monster" and apologized on the date of the controversy over the Copyright Stop Online Piracy Act. However, the controversial post remains on his SNS, and the controversy continues.
Lee Yu-bi posted two photos on her social networking service on Sunday, saying, "It's a picture I drew myself; I donate all the proceeds."
In the public photos, there is a picture of 'Pokemon' popular Character, Kobuki and Piri. In the second photo, Lee Yu-bi posed with the picture and attracted attention.
The intention itself was good that Lee Yu-bi would make a full donation - but the problem was that revenue was generated. If you imitate a Character only for private purposes, such as personal collection and in-home use, you do not violate the Copyright Act, but the auction is different. If you intentionally take away ideas from others under the Intellectual Property (IP) protection system, you are obliged to compensate up to three times the amount recognized as damages. The netizens pointed out, "Is it right that the Copyright consultation is done?"
As the controversy over the Copyright Stop Online Piracy Act broke out, the agency's Wybloom Entertainment did not realize that "Drawing along with my favorite Character (Lee Yu-bi) would become the Copyright Stop Online Piracy Act on the next day. I am sorry that I have caused inconvenience to many people. "
"I will be careful not to happen in the future," he said. "I will consider whether or not the charity auction will proceed by collecting opinions from Pokemon Korea in the future."
As such, the agency immediately explained Lee Yu-bi's Copyright Stop Online Piracy Act controversy. However, Lee Yu-bi's SNS still has a problem, so the controversy continues. The netizens who confirmed this are leaving behind articles such as "I doubt whether it is right to recognize the problem properly." Lee Yu-bi has blocked the comment function of the post.