Big Hit Entertainment is suing MGM Media for violating BTS’s rights to their name and image

BTS agency Big Hit Entertainment (hereinafter referred to as the Big Heat) for the 'Model infringing publication "Star Focus Special Magazine through the bulletproof Boy Scouts Official Fan Cafe and company SNS 5 days Big Hit Entertainment's position ". 

Big Hit confirmed that "Yesterday (4th) MJM Media Co., Ltd. made a bookmark sale through" Star Focus Special Magazine "through Kyobo Bookstore, Aladdin, and Yes24, and as an appendix of this publication, It is stated that the photo book, DVD and photo card are provided. "The publication appendix utilizing the portrait and the name of the bulletproof boy band did not obtain prior approval from the company and the bulletproof boy band. I am infringing. " 

In November last year, Big Hit filed a lawsuit against the publisher of "Star Focus Special Magazine", EMMMedia Co., Ltd., for copyright infringement. 

The big hit is that "HMM Media Co., Ltd. submitted a request for a copy of the BTS History in-depth coverage version of the star-focused photo book, which was attempted to be published in December 2018. The 51st Civil Division of the Seoul Southern District Court DVD media / Blu-ray / still / photo / brochure / poster / signage without permission of the agency, acknowledging that EMMMedia has commercialized the name and portrait of the bulletproof boy band and engaged in unfair competition. "We have decided not to sell, copy, distribute, sell, or export our products, and we will pay 20 million won per day to Big Hit Entertainment."

Big Hit says, "Recently, illegal publications and content that use unauthorized use of portrait and intellectual property rights without the consent of the company and its affiliated artists have been increasing rapidly, which is recognized as a serious problem." " And will use all the internal and external legal resources to protect the intellectual property rights of the artists. "He also urged fans and consumers to" take active legal action against intellectual property infringing publications I will try to minimize the damage to the fans and consumers who purchased the book in the process of taking it. "I will ask you to pay attention to the purchase of the contents and contents that infringe the intellectual property rights 

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Big Hit Entertainment (Big Hit) will be released yesterday (January 1, 2014) I have confirmed that I will make a book reservation through 'Other Focus Special Magazine' through Kyobo Bookstore, Aladdin, Yes 24. This publication is specified as an appendix to provide 'BTS Special in Depth', 'DVD', 'Photo Card' you. 

to publications portrait and name a Photo Album and DVD, utilizing the photo card bulletproof Boy Scouts is not beneficial to prior approval from the big hit and bulletproof Boy Scouts of affiliated artists, and infringement of the Model and seongmyeonggwon artists illegally 

Big hit And GMM Media Co., Ltd. have recently filed a lawsuit related to copyright infringement publications.

The Big Hit will be released in 2018 in November 2018 with the announcement that BMG Media Co., Ltd. will commemorate its 2000 debut as a bulletproof boy band, and the Star Focus album 'BTS History in-depth coverage' I did not publish any articles, and I have applied for a disposition such as prohibiting the publication of books on the basis that they are made up of pictures of members of the bulletproof boys' group. 

The Seoul Metropolitan District Court's 51st Civil Affairs Division (Case No. 2018, CAAW 20578) is a non-profit organization that uses the name and portrait of bumper boys groups and members for commercial purposes, and denies the use of bumper boys' I acknowledge that I have been competing with you. "EMMMedia Co., Ltd. uses the portrait and name of each member of the Bulletproof Boys without the consent of the Big Hit to make photos / DVD / Blu-ray / still / photo / brochure / poster / Print, book, make, reproduce, distribute, sell, export, and if violating this order, pay Big Hit Entertainment 20 million won per day. " 

It is a matter of neglecting the court's decision to publish and sell similar publications again in a month after EMMI Media Co., 

Big Hit has recently recognized the seriousness of illegal publications and contents that use the images of the bulletproof boycott and the unauthorized use of intellectual property rights without the consent of their agencies and artists.

To this end, we have set up a dedicated department to protect intellectual property rights of artists belonging to Big Hit, and are actively responding by utilizing legal and corporate resources. In addition to this issue, we are actively responding to legal issues. 

Responding to artists' copyright infringement publications is a measure to protect fans and consumers from publications that are published indiscriminately without legal process. Especially in this Star Focus Special Magazine, Big Hit is also trying to prevent the damage to the reserved fans who actively take legal action against publications that infringe the intellectual property rights. 

In the future, we ask that fans and consumers take care to purchase publications and contents that infringe on intellectual property rights, and Big Hit will do everything necessary to protect the intellectual property rights of their artists.