[Official] CORTIS declares full-scale war against stalkers who targeted minors with 'GPS tracking'

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Boy group CORTIS has drawn its sword against fans who cannot be called fans.

On the 29th, CORTIS's agency Big Hit Music (HYBE) announced via official SNS that it will take strong action against malicious posts, illegal distribution of flight ticket information, and privacy infringement acts.

On this day, CORTIS stated that it will file lawsuits against malicious posts and comments on major communities, portal sites, and various SNS platforms that contain insults and humiliation toward the minor members of CORTIS, spread false facts, infringe on personality rights, and cause shame.

The act of selling or purchasing CORTIS's entry and exit flight ticket information is also illegal, violating the Personal Information Protection Act and the Information and Communications Network Act. The agency plans to actively cooperate with law enforcement authorities and continuously monitor to eradicate the illegal distribution of information.

The most serious issues are privacy infringement and violations of fan etiquette.

According to CORTIS, some stalkers have illegally entered or lurked in private spaces such as the parking lot of CORTIS's accommodation, and some have participated in events where CORTIS appeared as staff or related personnel to approach them for private purposes and attempt to converse.

Furthermore, the agency warned of strong action against those who visit locations of non-public schedules not officially disclosed, or who continuously follow CORTIS during their personal schedules, as well as those who illegally photograph CORTIS sleeping or resting in airport lounges and on aircraft from close proximity or who continuously follow them.

Even more recently, during CORTIS's schedule in Paris, it was discovered that several fans illegally and maliciously attached small GPS (location trackers) to the vehicle carrying CORTIS, or used local vehicles and drivers to relentlessly stalk the members' movement routes, including their non-public and personal schedules.

- Below is the full text of the official statement from Big Hit Music (HYBE).

Hello.

This is Big Hit Music.

Based on our real-time constant monitoring and valuable reports from COER, we are conducting regular criminal lawsuits. We are providing an update on the main legal responses related to this matter.

1. Lawsuits against malicious posts and infringement of artist rights

We have confirmed posts and comments infringing on artist rights across the entire online space, including major communities, portal sites, various social media accounts, and music streaming sites. The targets of this lawsuit include malicious posts and comments that insult and humiliate the artists, spread obvious false facts regarding the artists, their albums, and music performance results, and maliciously edit the artists' photos to infringe on their personality and cause sexual shame.

Considering that most of the members are minors, the act of writing and spreading malicious posts against the artists is even more serious in terms of illegality. Therefore, we are strongly urging law enforcement authorities of the seriousness of the matter and requesting thorough investigation and severe punishment under a zero-tolerance principle without settlement or leniency.

In addition, we have taken measures to restrict access for accounts that posted content infringing on the artists' rights on the CORTIS Weverse community, in cooperation with Weverse. We are also proceeding with swift reporting and deletion requests for malicious posts found on various other sites to the extent possible.

2. Investigation into accounts illegally distributing entry and exit flight ticket information

As previously announced in the '[Notice] Guidelines for Creating Concert Viewing Culture and Order at Airports', we have focused on collecting evidence against multiple heavy uploader accounts illegally selling artists' entry and exit flight ticket information on social media and online platforms. Following the submission of a complaint in May, the investigation is currently underway.

The sale and purchase of artists' entry and exit flight ticket information are illegal acts, violating the Personal Information Protection Act and the Information and Communications Network Act. To eradicate the illegal distribution of information, we will actively cooperate with law enforcement authorities and continue to monitor. We ask COER to be careful not to buy or sell the artists' personal information, including flight ticket details.

3. Strong response to privacy infringement and fan etiquette violations

We are also actively responding to acts that infringe on the artists' privacy and threaten their safety. Recently, we have discovered numerous instances of privacy infringement and fan etiquette violations, taking measures such as reporting to the police, issuing verbal warnings, and deleting recorded materials.

● Acts of illegally entering or lurking in private spaces such as the artists' accommodation parking lot, causing anxiety to the artists

● Acts of participating in events where the artists appear as staff or related personnel to approach them for private purposes and attempt to converse

● Acts of visiting locations of non-public schedules of the artists not officially disclosed through notices or media, or continuously following artists during their personal schedules

● Acts of illegally photographing artists sleeping or resting in airport lounges and on aircraft from close proximity, or continuously following them

In particular, during the artists' schedule in Paris recently, we discovered and warned against malicious and illegal acts where several fans attached small GPS (location trackers) to the vehicle carrying the artists, or used local vehicles and drivers to relentlessly stalk the artists' movement routes, including their non-public and personal schedules.

There were also incidents where individuals who had already been restricted from participating in fan events due to fan etiquette violations loitered inside the local hotels where the artists were staying to wait for them, or moved near the artists' seats on the aircraft despite being in different seating areas, repeatedly violating fan etiquette. We have taken restraining and warning measures against these individuals.

If, during the above measures, fan etiquette violators commit acts such as using profanity or assault against on-site security and operational personnel, or spread false facts by distorting our legitimate artist protection measures, we plan to actively respond by reviewing possible legal actions.

We always prioritize the safety and privacy protection of CORTIS members and will continue to respond strictly to fan etiquette violations as described above. We ask for your cooperation from COER to foster a mature fandom culture.

If you discover any acts infringing on CORTIS's rights, please report them to the 'HYBE Artist Rights Infringement Reporting Site'. When reporting, please submit a full PC screen capture or PDF file that clearly identifies the URL, poster's name, post content, and posting date, as this will greatly assist in legal proceedings.

Big Hit Music will do its best to protect the artists' rights so that CORTIS members can safely and healthily carry out their upcoming tours and various activities.

Thank you.

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