JYJ Sues Publishing Company for Using Their Photo Without Permission

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

It has been belatedly known that JYJ is involved in a lawsuit for damages. JYJ sued a publishing company for using their photos without permission, violating their portrait rights.

According to the courts, JYJ’s Park Yoochun, Kim Junsu and Kim Jaejoong filed a lawsuit against a certain publishing company for using their photo without permission and asked for about $40,000 in damages.

The publishing company used JYJ’s photo for the cover of an entertainment magazine, which was what led to the lawsuit. At first, C-JeS Entertainment filed a request for the magazine sales to be stopped but action was not taken. Therefore, C-JeS filed a damages lawsuit for portrait rights violations, which got the case going.

Portrait rights violation lawsuits filed by celebrities are increasing these days. Recently, 60 celebrities including Suzy, Kim Soo Hyun and Bae Yong Jun sued a certain “celebrity look-alike” app for violating those rights.

Baek Ji Young and Nam Gyu Ri also sued a plastic surgery clinic for using their photos without permission. FT Island also sued a certain cosmetics company for using their photos even after their contract was ended.

Another case involves Jang Dong Gun, Girls’ Generation and 59 other celebrities who filed a lawsuit against portal sites such as Daum Communication for $590,000 in damages.

A C -JeS rep spoke with Star News and said, “The publishing company for this case is said to be bankrupt right now so they have asked for an amicable solution. But if the same thing happens again, we will take strong legal action against them.”

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Comments

[martha-sal.livejournal.com]

lol get that lawsuit money oppas

[countingcr0ws.livejournal.com]

hahahaha. I have this, oh another lawsuit again. I think bc I'm pretty mono fandom I don't really know the market statistics, lol.

[yunjaeismine.livejournal.com]

I'm with Cjes and JYJ. These people need to learn their lesson.

[footballfina.livejournal.com]

This is totally justified, yes, but JFC............ CJeS spends more time suing people than anything else it seems, they're ALWAYS getting into legal disputes it's ridiculous

[countingcr0ws.livejournal.com]

Ikr!!! Thank god the article has like a long list of fellow companies who love to sue too. Otherwise I would be hiding in shame like oh hey my oppa's co loves to sue ass, just saying.
But well, on the bright side, all this lawsuits'll stamina. Like SM doesn't train them enough for that okay.
Haha. I think its to make sure that their kids aren't used to the court rooms. Save their ass in case shit blows up in their faces, lol.

[ashiva.livejournal.com]

At least they are good at winning them.

[chloe1910.livejournal.com]

I agree with you.

[shintotchi.livejournal.com]

XD CJES is synonymous with lawsuit now. The lawsuit is well deserved though. Get your justice where you can oppas!

[pepper.livejournal.com]

That's illegal, yes. Get them, C-JeS!
C-Jes' lawyers must be rich as all hell by now.

[racquelle2005.livejournal.com]

Its funny because they did the same shit with dbsks image.with that company they were endorsing and didnt ask changmin and yunhos permission or sms haha

[ultraflyy23.livejournal.com]

mte

[weerainbow.livejournal.com]

Well if you don't take action nothing's going to change so it seems like a good move. I can't help but giggle a little sometimes though at how many times we've heard about them and legal action...it's become such an everyday kind of thing

[undeniablysarah.livejournal.com]

Is anyone surprised anymore...

[chloe1910.livejournal.com]

Lawsuit again? Oh, CJES.