[breaking news] Attract Loses Second Trial Of 'Cupid' Copyright Litigation Of PFTPFT

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Attract has lost the copyright lawsuit of girl group Pptifty's worldwide hit "Cupid."

The 5-2 Civil Affairs Department (B) of the Seoul Central District Court held an appeals court ruling on the 5th to determine the copyright confirmation lawsuit filed by Attract against Dougie Bus.

On this day, the court ruled in favor of Dougie Bus and Ahn Sung-il, not Attract, saying, "We reject the plaintiff's appeal."

Earlier, the Civil Affairs Department 62 of the Seoul Central District Court (Chief Judge Lee Hyun-seok) ruled against the plaintiff in the first trial in May 2025, saying, "The plaintiff's claim is dismissed because there is no reason." The lawsuit was filed in November 2023, and Attract said that they had the "Cupid" copyright rights held by Dougievers and demanded the transfer. Attract later filed an appeal through a legal representative against the outcome of the loss.

"Cupid" is a hit song released by PFTP in 2023 as a four-member group, and it has drawn worldwide attention for entering the Billboard Hot 100 chart for a long time. However, a conflict between Dougie Bus, who produced the song, and his agency Attract over copyright ownership erupted, leading to a legal battle.

As a result, Attract raised allegations of tempering members of PFT in June 2023, and the relationship between Attract and PFT members also fell apart. Eventually, in August 2023, PFT filed a provisional injunction against Attract to suspend the validity of the exclusive contract, but the court rejected it, and in the process of the members' immediate appeal, member Kina filed an appeal and returned to Attract, and Attract eventually notified Sana Arancio of the termination of the exclusive contract.

Currently, Attract has filed a lawsuit against a total of 12 people, including Saena Aran Sio, their parents, CEO Ahn Sung-il and director Baek, for compensation worth 13 billion won, and Attract CEO Jeon Hong-joon filed a lawsuit with the Gangnam Police Station in July 2023 against Ahn Sung-il, CEO of Dougie Bus, on charges of embezzlement, forgery of private documents, and forgery of private documents. In June 2023, CEO Ahn Sung-il was recently sent to the prosecution after being found guilty of obstruction of business and damage such as electronic records filed by CEO Jeon Hong-joon.

Since then, Attract said, "We believe that the illegality in the 'Cupid' copyright registration process is a very high issue, and we will appoint a new Kim & Chang law firm to take legal action to deal with this part specifically." Eun Hyun-ho, a lawyer at Attract's legal representative Kim & Chang's law office, said, "We understand that cases regarding the copyright of 'Cupid' are underway regarding forgery of private documents, exercise of counterfeit documents, and violation of outsourced service contracts against Dougie Bus and those involved. We will prepare and respond to cases related to unauthorized registration of copyright shares, he said. "In the future, we will also deal with unauthorized reduction of copyright shares related to Kina's creative contributions."

However, regarding the ruling, Dougievers said, "This is an example of how Dougievers' efforts to correct the truth were justified in a situation where claims that are different from the facts are repeated," adding, "It is significant that the rights relationship between the contracting parties has been clearly confirmed through the court's judgment amid confusion over unilateral claims that are not based on accurate facts." "Dogbus has responded based on facts from the beginning and hopes this ruling will be an objective reference point in similar cases in the future," he added.

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