well awhile ago this video appered on youtube it's called "Sonata of Temptation" by Ivy
direct link:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZiM29NZtOeUWell The producer of it has to deal with a lawsuit from Square-enix
*This is an English translation of a press release originally issued in South Korea on Dec. 7, 2007.
SQUARE ENIX Comments on Sentence
Regarding Copyright Infringement in South Korea of Its CG-animated Film
Maliciousness of the Infringement was Recognized
Tokyo, Japan, (Dec. 7, 2007) – SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. (Square Enix) today announced that on Dec. 6,
2007, the Seoul Central District Court (Judge Gu Heogeun) sentenced Phantom Entertainment Group
(Phantom), a Korean talent agency, to pay a fine of 10 million Korean Won. Mr. Lee Han-woo, director
of Phantom, and Mr. Hong Jeong-ho were also each ordered to pay a fine of 6 million Korean Won after
Square Enix filed a criminal complaint with the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office against
Phantom and Mr. Hong Jeong-ho on March 20, 2007.
“This judgment by the Seoul Central District Court is stringent in comparison to other copyright
infringement cases in South Korea, and we appreciate that the maliciousness of this infringement has
been recognized in a public forum,” said Yasuhiko Hasegawa, Square Enix's General Counsel. “Square
Enix will continue to take decisive action against any infringements upon the Company's intellectual
property, recognizing that this property is one of our most crucial resources.”
On March 20, 2007, Square Enix filed a criminal complaint with the Seoul Central District Prosecutors'
Office against Phantom for adapting part of its CG-animated film FINAL FANTASY® VII ADVENT
CHILDRENTM without obtaining permission, producing live-action footage, and commercially
appropriating it in the music video for “Yuhok ui Sonata (Sonata of Temptation)”, a new song by IVY, a
popular singer affiliated with Phantom, and against Mr. Hong Jeong-ho who produced and directed the
music video. On September 3, 2007, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office filed charges against
them.The civil lawsuit against Phantom and Mr. Hong Jeong-ho seeking damages and other remedies that
Square Enix filed on June 22, 2007 is still under dispute in the Seoul Central District Court.
Direct link to article:
http://www.square-enix.com/jp/company/e/ne...071207en_21.pdfThis was posted on Square enix website on
December 7, 2007