Adore, the agency representing the girl group NewJeans, has won an appeal against the advertising production company Dolphin Kidnapping Group and director Shin Woo-seok in a damages lawsuit.
The Seoul High Court's Civil Division 5-3 ruled in favor of Adore, partially upholding the lower court's decision. The court ordered Dolphin Kidnapping Group to pay Adore 1 billion won in damages.
The court stated, "Even if Dolphin Kidnapping Group obtained verbal consent from Min Hee-jin, the former CEO of Adore, posting the video without prior approval from the company and removing the Apple logo, which was part of the production collaboration, violated the contractual obligations with Adore."
Previously, in September 2024, Adore filed a lawsuit after director Shin Woo-seok uploaded an edited version of NewJeans' 'ETA' music video to Dolphin Kidnapping Group's YouTube channel without consultation, claiming it was an unauthorized release.
During the first trial, Min Hee-jin testified that it was common practice in the industry for directors to post videos on personal channels; however, both the first and second trial courts did not accept this argument.
The Seoul High Court's Civil Division 5-3 ruled in favor of Adore, partially upholding the lower court's decision. The court ordered Dolphin Kidnapping Group to pay Adore 1 billion won in damages.
The court stated, "Even if Dolphin Kidnapping Group obtained verbal consent from Min Hee-jin, the former CEO of Adore, posting the video without prior approval from the company and removing the Apple logo, which was part of the production collaboration, violated the contractual obligations with Adore."
Previously, in September 2024, Adore filed a lawsuit after director Shin Woo-seok uploaded an edited version of NewJeans' 'ETA' music video to Dolphin Kidnapping Group's YouTube channel without consultation, claiming it was an unauthorized release.
During the first trial, Min Hee-jin testified that it was common practice in the industry for directors to post videos on personal channels; however, both the first and second trial courts did not accept this argument.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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