Tag: indirect coercion

New Jinseu, readers’ activities may result in compensation of ’50 billion per episode’… Court, please raise your hands for Odoo.
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New Jinseu, readers’ activities may result in compensation of ’50 billion per episode’… Court, please raise your hands for Odoo.

A court decision has been made that if the girl group NewJins engages in independent activities without the consent of their agency, Audor, they will have to pay compensation of up to 5 billion KRW per member, totaling 10 billion KRW. The Seoul Central District Court's Civil Conciliation Division 52 cited Audor's indirect coercion request on the 29th, ordering NewJins, "Until the first-instance ruling on the validity of the exclusive contract, no entertainment activities should be carried out without the prior consent of the agency." It also specified that a compensation of 10 billion KRW per violation would be imposed if this obligation is breached. This significant judicial decision comes amid escalating disputes over the exclusive contract between NewJins and Audor. NewJins had declared...