![[NETIZENBUZZ] NEWJEANS, HAND IN ‘NEWJEANS” NAME + CAN’T USE EXISTING SONGS… LAWYERS SAY](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAZwFvUHPiwuoiirEGLm-c0JD7zGc-_yoYdVtdATSIF6779486V6-yR4g0avQt1LnVG_AenK0gvqJhigreirtPtbHBoVValUL_3dgNFoVQgvp7MxVdsppSkUT2x-jZ3haFt1XntMTPtjDnUMp2CIa03I5qdCMvQ8Xpo5WjQPx1oxnniW7RTE2LFL255hfE=w1200-h630-p-k-no-nu "[NETIZENBUZZ] NEWJEANS, HAND IN ‘NEWJEANS” NAME + CAN’T USE EXISTING SONGS… LAWYERS SAY")
The five members of NewJeans have filed a lawsuit against ADOR to confirm the invalidity of their exclusive contracts, and attorney Lee Ji-hoon provided his analysis on the matter.
On the 6th, Lee Ji-hoon, an attorney, uploaded a video titled NewJeans is Power | The Powerful Kicking Away the Ladder on his YouTube channel, The Lawyer Who Knows.
In the video, Lee discussed NewJeans’ future prospects, stating, “If they continue their activities, it won’t be as NewJeans; they’ll have to change their name. They can’t use the name. What NewJeans is claiming now is that they rightfully terminated their contract in accordance with the terms. However, under the contract, the copyrights, trademarks, and intellectual property related to the name belong to ADOR.”
He continued, “This means they would have to return the name ‘NewJeans.’ Consistency is crucial here. If they use the name, they could face liability for damages. (That said) it could be interpreted as their intention to secure the rights to the name through legal proceedings. Whether they’ll be able to continue their entertainment activities depends on the contract terms, which need to be reviewed to minimize risks.”
Regarding NewJeans’ claim of “contract termination,” attorney Lee Ji-hoon stated, “There is debate over what specific actions are considered interference with their entertainment activities. At this point, it’s hard to say the contract has been terminated. If the alleged interference refers to the six corrective measures NewJeans demanded through certified mail, I don’t think those constitute sufficient grounds to claim their activities were hindered to the extent of justifying termination. While they claim the contract has been terminated, in my view, that is not the case.”
On NewJeans’ statement that they have “no intention of paying penalties,” he remarked, “But they’ll need to pay. Claiming ‘we won’t pay’ after setting up a situation where payment is required won’t hold up socially. They might not want to pay a single cent, but they probably should. This represents a legal risk for NewJeans.”
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post response:
[+149][-61]
1. [+109, -46]
Even if they didn’t follow Min Heejin, they would just be locked up in the company so if I were them, I’d still take the risk of leavingㅋㅋ
2. [+99, -115]
What “advice”?ㅋㅋㅋ Even singers who left or disbanded from their group are singing their own songs just fine
3. [+88, -68]
I guess that HYBE’s image is over now
4. [+62, -90]
Let them take itㅋ Just re-recording will solve the issue. Even if they take it, do you think they can have someone else sing it? If HYBE takes NewJeans’ stuff, it’ll just lead to bad overseas opinions about them
5. [+23, -18]
Then shouldn’t that attorney be the first one to stop calling them “NewJeans”?ㅋㅋㅋ why is he still calling them “NewJeans”?
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