Dispatch exposes new update in FIFTY FIFTY controversy: Producer suspected of impersonating CEO and composer based on transcribed audio.
2023-07-06
Today, Korean media Dispatch has once again released recorded audio regarding the FIFTY FIFTY girl group controversy. In their report, Dispatch strongly criticises The Givers' representative, Ahn Sung Il, accusing him of fraudulently impersonating the CEO of ATTRAKT, the management company for FIFTY FIFTY.
According to the contents revealed by Dispatch, Ahn stated, "ATTRAKT paid $9,000 (12 million Korean won) for the rights of the record producer's connectivity, which is the right of the record producer, while the copyright belongs to the creator of the work."
However, Dispatch sarcastically commented, "He spoke quite smoothly for a long time, but is there a hidden meaning behind his words?" In response, Dispatch reached out to the Music Copyright Association for clarification. It was confirmed that the connection rights of "Cupid" belong to ATTRAKT, but The Givers, the production company, have officially signed a rights transfer contract with the author, paid the necessary fees, and obtained the rights.
Image source_DispatchAlthough Representative Ahn admitted to the copyright transfer after the fact, he insisted that it was not purchased with ATTRAKT's money. However, Dispatch emphasized that the source of the money is not the main concern. They raised a counter question, stating that if the entire promotion of FIFTY FIFTY was handed over to Representative Ahn, it implies that The Givers are working for ATTRAKT.
In addition, Dispatch highlighted the copyright distribution of "Cupid" with 28.65% for Ahn Sung-il, 66.85% for The Givers, 4% for Baek, and 0.5% for Song Ji-kyung (Kina). Furthermore, Dispatch criticised Ahn's deceptive recording, stating that the three-month period mentioned by Ahn has already elapsed, questioning why he misled the representative about the timeframe. Dispatch described Ahn's behaviour as close to fraudulent.
Finally, Dispatch raised the question, "Even if money was paid to purchase the copyright from the composer, can one claim to be the composer?" A representative from a copyright association responded, "This is nearly unheard of." A well-known idol songwriter criticised the situation as an outrageous trick and even questioned its authenticity.
In addition, representatives from the Korean Music Copyright Association and current composers emphasized, "Merely purchasing the rights from the original author does not entitle you to remove the composer's name. Paying for the rights does not make you the composer. Typically, the composer's name should be written directly under the 'author's name', while the name of the copyright owner should be written under the 'rights name'. That is the correct approach."
Upon hearing the news, netizens expressed overwhelming support for Representative Jeon: "We hope Representative Jeon wins the lawsuit! The whole of South Korea is cheering for you!" "Thank goodness there was an automatic recording to support Representative Jeonㅠㅠ We stand by you and support you!" "It's truly unfortunate that Representative Jeon had to go through thisㅠㅠ We're here to support you!"
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