According to the legal community, on the 30th of last month, HYBE initiated a total of 8 lawsuits against 7 YouTube channels classified as cyber wreckers at the Seoul Western District Court. The targeted channels include “En**”, “Wang***”, “Lee**”, “Pi***” and “Da**” among a total of 7 channels.
Previously, law firm A, which represented HYBE in the lawsuit, faced controversy over alleged “copy-and-paste” filings, leading to a new major law firm taking over the case. The targeted channels, such as “En**”, “Wang***” and others, are known to have focused on issues like plagiarism claims surrounding I’LL-IT.
I’LL-IT’s side stated, “The YouTube channel ‘New***’ repeatedly uploaded videos containing false claims that I’LL-IT plagiarized songs or works from other artists”. They added, “The defendant recently posted seven videos containing false claims that damaged the honor and reputation of the plaintiffs (I’LL-IT and Belift Lab)”. They also emphasized, “I’LL-IT has never plagiarized any songs from other artists”.
Meanwhile, the individuals behind the channels “Jung*****” and “Gil*****,” which had defamed NewJeans in HYBE’s previous lawsuits, have yet to be identified. HYBE is expected to ramp up efforts to uncover their identities alongside this new legal action.