Soribada (Korean: 소리바다) was the first Korean peer-to-peer file-sharing service, launched in 2000 by Sean Yang. The name 'Soribada' means "Ocean of Sound" or "Receiving (downloading) Sound". It was closed in 2002 by court order but continued to be distributed with a stipulation that its users were responsible for any of the files downloaded. On November 5, 2003, Soribada was relaunched as and in July 2004, the website was renewed as a P2P search portal with a paid MP3 service in December 2004.
Trade name | Soribada.com, Inc.
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Native name | 주식회사 소리바다
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Romanized name | Jusikhoesa Soribada
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Industry | peer-to-peer system
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Founded | Seoul, South Korea (October 5, 2001 )
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Founder | Yang Jung-hwan (Sean Yang)
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Key people | Yang Jung-hwan (Founder)
Son Ji-hyun (CEO) |
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Owner | ISPC International Limited (10.25%)
Yang Jung-hwan and Yang Il-hwan (7.94%) |
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