[Official] JTBCTV series ”The Legend of Mr. and Mrs. Ok”: Unaired episodes illegally distributed overseas? Production company takes strong action
The illegal distribution of unaired episodes of the TV series "The Story of Mr. and Mrs. Ok - False Identity, True Life" overseas has been discovered.
-False Identity, True Life- (Screenplay: Park Jisoo, Director: Jin Hyuk, Choi Ho-yoon, Production: SLL, COPUS
The unaired episode of the Korean drama "The Last Journey" was illegally distributed overseas with Chinese subtitles, leading to copyright crackdown.
"The Story of Lady Ok - False Identity, True Life" has been well received for its story that revolves around the life of slaves and the real-life problems they face through the main character, Gu Deok (played by Lim Ji Yeon).
It has been a popular series, breaking new viewership ratings every time in Korea (based on Nielsen Korea paid households), and also ranking in the Netflix Global Top 10 TV (non-English) category overseas.
Demonstrating the high level of interest among global audiences, the unaired episodes were released on overseas websites early, something that is rare for a recent work.
SLL has responded immediately by blocking platforms in China where the problem occurred.
We are analyzing security vulnerabilities that may arise during the sharing and localization process and are conducting an overall review of related procedures.
In addition, we will inspect the entire system to prevent the overseas leakage of produced content and check the security of the file transfer and localization process.
An SLL official said, "According to a Supreme Court ruling, spreading links to illegally copied content of 'The Story of Mr. and Mrs. Ok' is considered aiding and abetting copyright infringement.
"This will not only damage the efforts of the production staff and actors, but will also cause great harm to viewers. It will damage the foundations of content production and consumption,
We ask that you immediately stop any further spreading or spoilers that could have a negative impact on the content industry as a whole."
