Court Dismisses Injunction to Ban Netflix's 'I Am God' Agadongsan Episode Broadcast

The court rejected the request to ban the broadcast of the Netflix documentary "I Am God" by the religious group 'Agadongsan.'

The Civil Division 50 of the Seoul Central District Court (Chief Presiding Judge Park Beom-seok) dismissed the injunction application filed on the 24th by Agadongsan and its leader Kim Gi-soon against MBC and producer Jo Sung-hyun.

The court stated, "According to the production contract between MBC and Netflix, the video in question appears to be exclusively owned by Netflix, including all copyrights and other rights," and added, "There is no evidence to suggest that MBC or the affiliated producer retains any rights."

Furthermore, the court explained, "At this stage, it is difficult to conclude that the rights to be preserved or the necessity for preservation have been sufficiently demonstrated."

"I Am God" is an eight-episode documentary series covering four individuals, including Agadongsan leader Kim Gi-soon. MBC participated in the production, and producer Jo, known for PD Notebook, directed the series.

Agadongsan filed an injunction request to ban the broadcast of episodes 5, "Agadongsan, Searching for Paradise," and 6, "Agadongsan of Death." Initially, Netflix was included as a subject of the injunction, but this was withdrawn on March 20.

Agadongsan also filed a separate lawsuit against MBC and producer Jo, seeking 300 million won in damages.

Previously, JMS and its leader Jeong Myeong-seok also filed an injunction against MBC to block the broadcast of "I Am God," but on March 2 of this year, the Seoul Western District Court dismissed all such requests.

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