"Malicious Accusation"... IU Plagiarism Allegation Case Dismissed

Legal Action Announced Over Plagiarism Allegations and Rumor Spreading

On the 4th, IU's side announced that the investigative agency has dismissed a case in which a citizen filed a complaint with the police, alleging that singer IU infringed copyright by plagiarizing another singer's songs.

Shinwon Law Firm, representing IU legally, released a press statement on the same day, stating, "The investigative agency dismissed the complaint on the 24th of last month, citing that the reported act did not constitute a crime."

Shinwon explained, "IU participated in composing only one of the six songs that were the subject of the complaint, and even in that song, the part that the complainant claimed was copyright infringement was not the part IU participated in. Our law firm submitted evidence and a defense opinion regarding these facts to the investigative agency, which ultimately led to the dismissal decision."

They added, "We consider this complaint to be a malicious act lacking even the minimum legal requirements and grounds, intended to damage the artist's reputation and cause mental distress. We urge the investigative agency to actively conduct an investigation to determine whether the complainant is guilty of false accusation."

On the morning of March 30th, actress IU attended the production presentation of the movie 'Dream' held at Megabox Seongsu in Seongdong-gu, Seoul. [Image source=Yonhap News]

Furthermore, they warned of strong legal measures against groups that have been spreading IU's plagiarism allegations and various rumors online. Shinwon stated, "It has been confirmed that certain groups have been spreading various issues for years with the purpose of mocking the artist and insulting her character. This complaint is also not unrelated to these series of incidents, and we have delivered the collected materials to the investigative agency."

Earlier in May, a complaint alleging that IU plagiarized other singers' sound sources in six songs?'Bunhongshin', 'Good Day', 'Bbibbi', 'Gayeowo', 'Boo', and 'Celebrity'?was submitted to the Gangnam Police Station in Seoul.

IU's agency, Edam Entertainment, denied the plagiarism allegations as "false facts," and stated, "We will take strong legal action against indiscriminate complaints and crimes based on false facts."

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