Trenbe, Cleared of Crawling, Copyright Infringement, and False Advertising Charges

[Asia Economy Reporter Eunmo Koo] Luxury platform Trenbe announced on the 24th that it received a non-prosecution and no-charge disposition regarding the case in which Catch Fashion filed a complaint against Trenbe CEO Kyunghoon Park last August for violating the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection.

Last year, Catch Fashion had criminally accused Trenbe of using images without formal contracts with domestic and international partners. On the 11th, the Seoul Gangnam Police Station issued a non-prosecution (no suspicion) decision on the case.

Catch Fashion's accusations against Trenbe were based on three reasons: conducting advertising and marketing activities using partners without formal partnerships, unauthorized crawling (online information collection and processing) of images, and potential copyright infringement.

In response, Trenbe stated that it fully explained all the pointed issues during the police investigation. Trenbe claimed that it had signed formal contracts with domestic and international partners years ago. The image crawling and copyright use were legally justified, and there was no fact of gaining profit through false advertising.

A Trenbe representative said, "Currently, the luxury industry has the duty and responsibility to provide better customer service through fair competition," adding, "As a leading brand in the industry, Trenbe will continue to repay with transparent and honest ethical management and innovative services."

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