"Not Unauthorized Use"..Samsung Electronics Refutes Dua Lipa's 22 billion won Lawsuit [Star Issue]

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Samsung Electronics refuted allegations that it used photos of American pop star Dua Lipa without authorization.

On the 12th, Samsung Electronics stated in a position paper regarding the unauthorized image use lawsuit filed by Dua Lipa's side, "The claim that the artist's image was used without authorization is not true. We confirmed and used the usage rights for the image through a content provision partner company."

Furthermore, Samsung Electronics stated, "We have continued to maintain dialogue with Dua Lipa's side up to recently and will do our best to achieve a smooth resolution."

Earlier, according to local media on the 8th (local time), Dua Lipa recently filed a complaint with the Central District Court of California regarding copyright and publicity rights infringement. It is reported that the lawsuit claim amount is in the range of 15 million dollars (approximately 22 billion won).

According to the complaint, Samsung Electronics has been using Dua Lipa's image on its TV product packaging since last year, and Dua Lipa's side became aware of the fact and requested a halt to the image use, but Samsung Electronics did not accept this and continued to use it without authorization.

Dua Lipa's side argued, "Her face photo was utilized in large-scale marketing without prior consent or consultation, with no control whatsoever. Dua Lipa has never permitted the use of the image, and even if a proposal had been made, she would not have approved it."

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