Dolgorae Kidnapping Squad, who posted NewJeans MV without permission, loses again to ADOR [Star Scene] [Comprehensive]

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The Dolgorae Kidnapping Squad, which posted the music video for "ETA" by girl group NewJeans without permission, lost again in the second instance of a damages lawsuit filed by their agency, ADOR.

At 2 p.m. on the 29th, the Civil Division 5-3 of the Seoul High Court ruled in favor of the plaintiff in part, similar to the first instance, in the damages claim lawsuit filed by ADOR against the Dolgorae Kidnapping Squad and its representative, Director Shin Woo-seok.

On this day, the court stated, "As in the first instance, even if the defendant obtained Min Hee-jin's consent verbally, posting the video without prior written consent while adding a director's cut version of the video and failing to remove the Apple logo ultimately constitutes a breach of the service contract obligations with the plaintiff."

Consequently, the court dismissed both the plaintiff's and the defendant's appeals, ordering the Dolgorae Kidnapping Squad to compensate ADOR 1 billion won, as in the first instance. Costs incurred between the plaintiff and the defendant during the appeal shall be borne by each party respectively.

However, the litigation costs between the plaintiff and Shin Woo-seok of the Dolgorae Kidnapping Squad shall be borne by the plaintiff.

In January, the first-instance court ruled that the Dolgorae Kidnapping Squad should pay ADOR 1 billion won and delayed interest, excluding the 100th million won damages claim filed against Director Shin Woo-seok personally from the 1.1 billion won claimed by ADOR.

Previously, in August 2024, the Dolgorae Kidnapping Squad uploaded a director's cut video of NewJeans' "ETA" music video to their own YouTube channel. However, ADOR demanded its removal, stating that the video was posted without prior agreement, while the Dolgorae Kidnapping Squad claimed it was done through verbal negotiations during the tenure of former ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin.

Ultimately, ADOR filed a civil lawsuit for 1.1 billion won, arguing that the unauthorized disclosure of NewJeans videos owned by the company was illegal.

In this regard, former CEO Min Hee-jin appeared as a witness and stated, "Verbal prior consent was given to separately post the director's cut version of the 'ETA' music video," siding with the Dolgorae Kidnapping Squad, but the court ruled in favor of ADOR.

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