BTS sues all participants in the rumor, including Danworld + hoarding again" (Full Story)
Jun 28, 2024
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On the 28th, BTS's agency Big Hit Music announced an article titled 「Guidance on the situation of responding to infringement of artist rights」 on the fan communication platform 'Weverse'.
The agency said "We reiterate that various malicious rumors surrounding the artist are not true, as we informed you through separate notices in April and May.""We continued to collect evidence for those who participated in the promotion of systematic rumors in this regard and included it in the subject of additional charges."," he said.
Then "It is clarified once again that there is no contact or relationship between us and our artists, BTS and Danworld. Rumors that there is some kind of relationship with artists, including the lyrics of BTS songs, are clearly false."
In the meantime, "After recognizing the illegal use of IP by Danworld through this issue, we immediately asked Danworld to delete it, and we were promised to prevent a recurrence." In the event of similar issues in the future, we plan to take tough legal action in accordance with the artist IP protection principles and stance."
In addition, in February, an official letter was sent to Global Cyber University requesting the suspension of the unauthorized use of intellectual property rights in BTS, and action was already taken. In addition, allegations of illegal marketing such as hoarding music are also not true, and they have nothing to do with the artist at all."
Big Hit Music said it is also filing civil and criminal lawsuits against Cyberrekka, including YouTube channel 'Taldeok concentration camp'.
The agency said, `We filed a lawsuit against the Taldeok concentration camp for defamation and obstruction of business in 2022 and received a decision to suspend the investigation, but as a result of actively requesting the resumption of the investigation by securing personal information of the Taldeok concentration camp and providing it to the investigative agency, the investigation is currently resumed and is underway.' `We filed an additional civil lawsuit seeking damages for illegal activities such as defamation of the Taldeok concentration camp earlier this year and are about to go to trial.'
Finally, the agency continues to collect, report, and take legal action against malicious posts against BTS fulfilling their military obligations. The legal response will continue without a gap even during the members' fulfillment of their military service obligations. We will take strong and stern action against the suspects without any agreement or leniency" he warned.
Meanwhile, as Min Hee-jin, CEO of Hive and Adore, intensified over management rights in April, suspicions of hoarding and pseudo-suspected BTS emerged. In response, Big Hit Music emphasized that "the recent hoarding marketing, concept theft, Danworld connection rumors, and pseudo-suspicions to defame and harm BTS are not true.'
In the meantime, "We decided that the act of creating malicious rumors through the spread of false information related to the artist has reached a level that can no longer be overlooked, and we announced that we will appoint a separate law firm to respond sternly." Accordingly, the first complaint was submitted to the investigative agency today (May 2) by collecting a number of posts corresponding to spreading false information and defamation""Posts that were systematically created and deleted and posts that blew up accounts were included in the complaint without exception. We inform you that further charges will be filed through continuous monitoring and evidence afterwards."
The following is the full text of Big Hit Music's entrance
Hello.
It's Big Hit Music.
The Company provides regular legal action against malicious post writers, including defamation, insults, sexual harassment, dissemination of false information, and malicious slander against BTS. I would like to inform you of the main progress related to this.
This quarter, we also filed a number of complaints with investigative agencies by collecting evidence of acts that violate artists' rights, including insults, defamation, and other acts collected through fan reports and self-monitoring.
In particular, I would like to reiterate that various malicious rumors surrounding artists are not true, as I informed you through separate notices in April and May. We continued to collect evidence against those who participated in the promotion of systematic rumors in this regard and included it in the subject of additional charges.
Once again, we clarify that there is no contact or connection between us and our artists, BTS and Danworld. Rumors of some kind of relationship with artists, including the lyrics of BTS songs, are clearly false. After recognizing Danworld's illegal use of IP through this issue, we asked Danworld to delete it immediately, and we were promised to prevent a recurrence. In the event of similar issues in the future, we plan to take tough legal action in accordance with the artist IP protection principles and stance. In February, we sent an official letter to Global Cyber University requesting the suspension of the unauthorized use of intellectual property rights in BTS and have already taken action. In addition, allegations of illegal marketing, such as hoarding music, are also not true, and I would like to clarify that they have nothing to do with the artist.
In addition to the malicious posting writers, we are also taking separate legal measures against those who violate the artist's personal information, and we are also filing civil and criminal lawsuits against Cyberrekas such as Taldeok concentration camps.
The company sued the Taldeok concentration camp in 2022 for defamation and obstruction of business and was subsequently suspended from the investigation, but as a result of actively requesting the resumption of the investigation, such as securing personal information of the Taldeok concentration camp and providing it to the investigative agency, the investigation has resumed and is currently underway. It also filed an additional civil lawsuit earlier this year seeking damages for illegal activities such as defamation at the Taldeok concentration camp, and is about to face trial.
In addition, a number of suspects have been sent to the prosecution in the last complaint and are awaiting the results of criminal punishment for the suspect. Even if it takes some time to dispose of the suspects, we will take strong legal action until the end.
The collection, reporting, and legal action of malicious posts against BTS who are currently fulfilling their military service obligations are continuously taking place. The legal response will continue without a gap even during the members' fulfillment of their military service obligations. We will take strong and stern measures against the suspects without any agreement or leniency.
Please continue to actively inform us through Big Hit Music Legal Response Account.
Thank you always for your love and dedication to BTS. Big Hit Music will continue to strive to protect the rights and interests of artists.
Thank you.
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