Friday, August 21, 2009

TVXQ vs. SM Entertainment Trial Begins



DBSK who were represented by their lawyer from SEJONG lawfirm at 11:40 a.m met the reporters after the first court hearing was done. The lawyer said, “Members of DBSK are very upset. They’re hoping for a good end for this case.”

Today (August 21st) at 10:20 a.m was conducted a private hearing at court to examine the offering opinions from both side at Seoul Central District Court.

The 3 members of DBSK were claming for the invalidity of exclusive contract and revenue distribution issues. On the other hand, at SM Entertainment side, they’re insisting that the contract was communicated well through the members and the settlement has been done properly.

The hearing lasted for 1 hour and 20 minutes while additional evidences requested by court must be submitted by September 12th.

Meanwhile, regarding this court case as many as 120,000 DBSK’s fans had signed petition to oppose the unfair contract on the 20th.

source: naver news + AP
summarized by: sharingyoochun@wordpress
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SM Entertainment to provide crucial evidence in TVXQ case
SM Entertainment has released a statement in regards to crucial evidence that is to be provided, for their current lawsuit with TVXQ. As many of you already know, SM Entertainment and TVXQ had their first hearing with the courts earlier today.

At 10:20AM KST on August 21st, SME applied for an injunction in rebuttal to providing confidential documents as they should not be released to the public.

SM said, "The process of settlement procedures, materials, and the company's trade secrets cannot be exposed to the media, as they would be fatal for the company."

The courts have however stated that the confidential information will be safe, and that they will only be reviewed by specific individuals and not released to the public.

SM Entertainment will have to submit all documents by September 11th, 2009. And with the release of these documents, TVXQ's payment settlement issues may be resolved.

Meanwhile, at least 120,000 TVXQ fans have signed a petition for TVXQ's "unfair" contract and submitted to the Seoul District Court on the 20th.

credits: allkpop

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