| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
bassexpander
Joined: 13 Sep 2007
Location: Someplace you'd rather be.
|
 Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 3:55 pm Post subject: Sad decision |
 |
|
Agency refused to pay her, so she quit working with them. Now she's paying double what it cost them.
Nice, Korea.... I'm sure she never "asked" to be paid her money. 
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2009/08/117_50316.html
| Quote: |
An entertainer must compensate for damages when they annul a contract unilaterally, even if the entertainment agency is not fulfilling its duty.
The Seoul High Court ruled Tuesday in favor of an entertainment agency in a case involving one of its entertainers, who broke her contract unilaterally.
The agency had failed to pay money owed to the entertainer, identified only as Lee. But according to the ruling, Lee was required to ask the agency to fulfill its contractual duties and cancel the contract only after the agency showed no intention of living up to them.
The agency requested 80 million won ($64,000) in compensation, but the court ordered Lee to pay only 30 million won, which is the double the amount the agency spent for the entertainer.
Lee signed a contract with the agency in 2005, entrusting the agency with all her rights regarding the entertainment industry and to split the accruing profits in half. In the case of Lee breaking the contract, she was required to compensate twice the amount the agency paid for her....... |
|
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
Steelrails
Joined: 12 Mar 2009
Location: Earth, Solar System
|
| Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 4:19 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Quote: |
| The Seoul High Court |
A more accurate description would be Nice, Justice Kim/Lee/Oh...
When the Supreme Court in the U.S. reaches a decision it isn't "Nice, America". It is nice Justice Alito/Stevens/Breyer/Thomas
Don't hold an entire nation responsible for the decisions of a few Justices. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Savant
Joined: 25 May 2007
|
| Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 4:25 pm Post subject: |
|
|
It's good to see Korean artists starting to wake up, reading their contracts and seeing how much they are actually being ripped off by their Management Agencies.
It is also no great suprise as to why so many popular figures are starting their own Management Agencies.
The little gem at the end of the article is good:
| Quote: |
| To prevent increasing disputes, the Fair Trade Commission put forth a standardized form of contracts, but experts point out that it is only a recommendation and does not have any legal power. |
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
bassexpander
Joined: 13 Sep 2007
Location: Someplace you'd rather be.
|
| Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 4:43 pm Post subject: |
|
|
It will be nice when Korean artists are free of vicious/one-sided contracts that force them into prostitution while they make no money for years.
Moon Geun Young said she didn't make a penny until after the age of 18, despite her massive popularity at a young age. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
kirsi
Joined: 29 May 2009
Location: dongtan
|
| Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 7:14 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| that sucks. i hope something works out for dbsk. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
