[HanCinema's News] Booklog Company Threatens Legal Action Over "Lovely Runner" Screenplay Piracy
By William Schwartz | Published on
On July 18th Booklog Company issued a firm statement against piracy. The social media post was prompted by Booklog Company being told through direct messages of an account that had been planning to translate the book and illegally sell it in overseas regions. Booklog Company claimed to have contacted the account and received an apology for their actions, and later confirmed a new update stating that the project had been canceled.
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Booklog Company stated that any reproduction of its work in any form will be met with a similar legal response. As for international fans who may want to read this book for themselves in their own language, but have no legal way of doing so, Booklog Company claimed that they are currently consulting on official editions in the native languages of any country where they believe there is sufficient interest in the book. They requested patience from international fans on this matter.
"Lovely Runner" is a popular drama from earlier this year, based on the webnovel The Best of Tomorrow about a woman who time slips back to 2008 and tries to save her high school sweetheart. The two volume screenplay of "Lovely Runner" is set to be released in South Korea on July 22nd. Due to the large number of promised extras in terms of notes and interviews with the main cast and the screenwriter, the screenplay has been a topic of interest for the drama's fans.
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"Lovely Runner" is directed by Kim Tae-yeob, Yoon Jong-ho, written by Lee Si-eun-II, and features Byeon Woo-seok, Kim Hye-yoon, Song Geon-hee, Lee Seung-hyub, Jung Young-joo, Sung Byung-sook. Broadcasting information in Korea: 2024/04/08~2024/05/28, Mon, Tue 20:50 on TVING, tvN.
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Staff writer. Has been writing articles for HanCinema since 2012, having lived in South Korea from 2011 to 2021. He is currently located in the Southern Illinois. William Schwartz can be contacted via william@hancinema.net, and is open to requests for content in future articles.