[Official] NewJeans Side: "Two Cyberbullies Punished; Deepfake Perpetrator's Appeal Rejected, No Leniency" (Full Text)

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ADOR, the agency of the group NewJeans (Minji, Hani, Haerin, Hyein), continues its firm response against authors of malicious posts.

On the 29th, ADOR released a notice titled "Notice on Legal Response Status Regarding Infringement of Artist Rights" via the fan communication platform Weverse.

ADOR stated, "We are continuously pursuing legal action against authors of malicious posts." Regarding the separate lawsuits filed in the second half of last year, "a suspended prosecution with a condition of completing education has already been issued to one Naver News commenter and one M.net Korea commenter, and investigations into the remaining accused persons are ongoing," the agency explained the situation.

It further stated, "If we determine that the investigation results do not reflect the seriousness of the matter, we will actively pursue objection procedures such as appeals and fully demonstrate the necessity of punishment, continuing to respond firmly until the end."

Additionally, "Regarding deepfake crimes targeting artists, we are taking all possible legal measures available to the company without any settlement or leniency under any circumstances. A defendant who was recently sentenced to three years in prison last year filed an appeal, but the High Court rejected the appeal in its entirety. In other cases currently in the first trial, requests to confirm willingness to settle were made, but we rejected them and conveyed our intention to impose severe punishment."

It then added, "In our legal response, the interest and reports from fans are of great help. Regarding infringement of artist rights, we ask for active reports through the 'HYBE Artist Rights Infringement Report Site'."

Meanwhile, in December last year, it was confirmed that NewJeans members Haerin, Hyein, and Hani would return to ADOR. However, Minji is continuing discussions with ADOR.

Furthermore, ADOR notified Daniel of the termination of his exclusive contract and filed a lawsuit for damages worth 43.1 billion won against Daniel, his family, and ADOR's Jeon (CEO) Min-hee-jin.

◆ Full text of the NewJeans notice below.

Hello, this is ADOR.

During this quarter as well, we have continuously monitored artist-related posts posted on numerous platforms including domestic and foreign communities and SNS, and based on reports from fans, we are continuously pursuing legal action against authors of malicious posts.

As announced in December last year, we judged that the level and spread of malicious comments targeting artists were serious, so we added external monitoring personnel to comprehensively collect malicious posts, request their deletion, and secure evidence. Based on the damage cases confirmed through this, we submitted complaints against authors of malicious posts in numerous domestic and foreign communities and SNS to law enforcement authorities.

Regarding the separate lawsuits filed in the second half of last year, a suspended prosecution with a condition of completing education has already been issued to one Naver News commenter and one M.net Korea commenter, and investigations into the remaining accused persons are ongoing. If we determine that the investigation results do not reflect the seriousness of the matter, we will actively pursue objection procedures such as appeals and fully demonstrate the necessity of punishment, continuing to respond firmly until the end.

Furthermore, regarding deepfake crimes targeting artists, we are taking all possible legal measures available to the company without any settlement or leniency under any circumstances. Law enforcement authorities and courts have also recognized the seriousness of deepfake crimes and are imposing severe punishments on perpetrators. In this regard, a defendant who was recently sentenced to three years in prison last year filed an appeal, but the High Court rejected the appeal in its entirety. In other cases currently in the first trial, requests to confirm willingness to settle were made, but we rejected them and conveyed our intention to impose severe punishment.

In our legal response, the interest and reports from fans are of great help. Regarding infringement of artist rights, we ask for active reports through the 'HYBE Artist Rights Infringement Report Site'.

We are always grateful for the love and dedication of our fans, and ADOR will continue to strive to protect the rights and interests of artists.

Thank you.

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