Archive · 13 Jan 2026
ADOR Wins Legal Case Against Dolphiners Films
ADOR, the company behind the popular K-pop group NewJeans, won a legal case against Dolphiners Films.
Dolphiners Films had uploaded a 'Director’s Cut' of NewJeans' music video 'ETA' on their YouTube channel without permission.
ADOR quickly pointed out that this was not allowed and asked for the video to be taken down.
The court ruled in favor of ADOR, and Dolphiners Films had to pay 1 billion KRW.
As a result, Dolphiners Films removed all NewJeans-related content from their channels.
The owner of Dolphiners Films, Shin, even filed a complaint against ADOR, saying that ADOR's new management had changed their policies.
This whole situation shows how important it is to get permission before sharing someone else's work.
ADOR won a legal case against Dolphiners Films over the unauthorized upload of NewJeans' ETA music video.
Dolphiners Films uploaded a 'Director’s Cut' of ETA without prior approval from ADOR.
ADOR requested the removal of the video, leading to Dolphiners Films deleting all NewJeans-related content.
The court ordered Dolphiners Films to pay 1 billion KRW in compensation.
Dolphiners Films' owner, Shin, filed a criminal defamation complaint against ADOR, citing policy changes due to management shifts.
- Who
- ADOR (Plaintiff) and Dolphiners Films (Defendant)
- What
- Legal case over unauthorized upload of NewJeans' ETA music video
- When
- Case concluded in August 2024
- Where
- South Korea
- Why
- Dolphiners Films uploaded a 'Director’s Cut' of ETA without prior approval
- Plaintiff
- ADOR
- Defendant
- Dolphiners Films
- Compensation Amount
- 1 billion KRW
- Issue
- Unauthorized upload of NewJeans' ETA music video
- Defendant's Action
- Removed all NewJeans-related content from unofficial channels
- Defendant's Response
- Filed a criminal defamation complaint against ADOR
- Defendant's Statement
- Claimed ADOR's management change led to policy changes