[myth_au]

There are numerous reasons for this and alot of it has been summarised above.

I do want to add one last thing as well. The reason GomTV is against it is for commercial reasons and also from a LEGAL REASON.

Anyone who hosts a barcraft should be aware that they are breaching the license agreement given by gomtv when you sign up. It isnt for personal/private use, using it in a bar becomes public and you are one breaching the agreement and secondly you are infringing the copyright of the broadcast.

There are case law on this and i would be extremely cautious to anyone who considers hosting a barcraft without the appropriate license from GomTV. I would also be extremely cautious as the venue (bar) because they could be considered for secondary infringement. You need not look far then the free mp3 downloads case in australia.

Any bar, food court, shopping centres etc that play music and broadcast always pays some license/royalty fee to someone (usually APRA/AMCOS for music). Otherwise they would be sued for infringement.

South Korea is against infringement and counterfeiting big time. When you got to korea and you have to till out a declaration saying you have no goods that infringement any IP.

So yea. Also Australia is also usually very owners of IP. again lots of technology cases out there now.