JTBC Copyright Infringement Report → Deleted 1 Fireworks Baseball..Studio C1, 3rd time of disclosure
May 18, 2025
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StudioC1 baseball entertainment program 'fireball' will be released on the 3rd at 8 p.m. on the 19th. Fireworks Fighters will be seen preparing for a fierce opening match against Gyeongbuk High School, which boasts a total of 22 wins in the high school league. The program, which is being released on YouTube, will be released three times on the same channel at 8 p.m. on the 19th.
Since the release of 'fireball' earlier, the first episode has become impossible to watch due to copyright infringement reports. YouTube covered the video and explained that "this e-young port is no longer available for viewing due to a copyright infringement report by JTBC Central Inc." The video had more than 3.37 million views.
Currently, JTBC and Studio C1 are in a copyright dispute over 'strongest baseball'. In this situation, Studio C1 pushed ahead with the release of the program without consultation with JTBC, and released it exclusively on YouTube without smooth collaboration with the platform. The first episode, which was released on the 5th, was not available on YouTube, but the second episode, which was released on the 12th, is still available to watch.
In response, 'fireball' announced its position on the bulletin board on the 17th. They said watching the video of episode 1 of "Fireball" was temporarily suspended due to reports of copyright infringement" Studio C1 immediately filed an objection, and it will take about one to two to 10 days for the video to be re-released on the current YouTube system. We are currently checking the exact reason, and we are doing our best to restore the video as soon as possible by raising objections.'
Then "This case was unilaterally made through a simple 'copyrights infringement report' system, not a formal legal procedure such as 'application for provisional disposition'. This uses YouTube's structure that can prevent video viewing without clear legal judgment, and in fact, is a typical copyright system abuse to hinder the distribution of content.
Studio C1 will protect content autonomy and viewers' rights and interests by examining all legal and institutional responses to such unfair attempts. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused to our viewers, and we will continue to respond with a responsible attitude to continue to provide high-quality content to our viewers" he said.
Producer Jang Si-won of Studio C1 and JTBC are in a legal dispute over 'strongest baseball'. Since it is a dispute over 'strongest baseball', which is the beginning of 'fire baseball', which is currently being released, there is no choice but to be controversial about future broadcasting. JTBC previously requested Studio C1 to disclose the details of production costs and claims that if it produced 'fire baseball' by using the format of 'strongest baseball' and the cast as it is, it would infringe on intellectual property rights. Producer Jang Si-won is also known to have deleted files related to 'strongest baseball' stored on JTBC's server without permission.
However, producer Jang Si-won claims that JTBC did not pay the agreed proceeds from the in-person event and concealed the scale of profits, saying Studio C1 has copyright.
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