'Binge-Watching' Movies and Dramas Yields 3.7 Billion Won.. Eight Organized YouTubers Sent to Prosecution Service [Star Issue]

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'Binge-watching' content creators who earned 3.7 billion won have been sent to the Prosecution Service.

On the 31st, the Yangsan Police Station in Gyeongnam Province announced that they had non-detainedly transferred eight individuals, including A (in his 30s), a representative of a channel-operating company, and one corporation on suspicion of summarizing and editing popular dramas and movies without permission for upload to YouTube channels and profiting from them.

Police confirmed that the group had illicitly gained profits equivalent to 3.7 billion won over a period of 20 months. A began uploading 'binge-watching' videos in which entire movies were summarized starting in 2019, then established a corporation in 2023 to expand the operation systematically.

The company operated with dedicated teams: a 'scriptwriting team' for script preparation, an 'editing and upload team' responsible for video editing and uploading, and a 'management support team' handling financial management. They unauthorizedly edited dramas and movies from seven content companies, including three major broadcasters, and uploaded them to a total of 26 channels.

The videos they uploaded reached a peak of 6.3 million views, with an average of 530,000 views.

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