“Young Tak demands 15 billion won and threatens with a pig’s head” The representative of the makgeolli company said… Ultimately, imprisonment [TEN issue]

[Ten Asia = Reporter Kim Se-ah]

The CEO of makgeolli manufacturer Yecheon Brewing, who was involved in a legal dispute over trademark rights with trot singer Young Tak, was sentenced to probation on charges of publishing false information.

According to the legal community on the 19th, Judge Kim Seon-sook of the 8th Criminal Division of the Seoul Eastern District Court recently sentenced Mr. A, CEO of Yecheon Brewing, a traditional liquor manufacturer, to six months in prison and one year of probation, and ordered him to perform 120 hours of community service, who was recently indicted on charges of defamation under the Information and Communications Network Act.Previously, in a lawsuit filed against Yecheon Brewing to prohibit the use of the Yeongtak Makgeolli trademark, Youngtak received a partial ruling in favor of the plaintiffs in July of last year. In addition, all cases in which Yecheon Brewing sued him on charges of false accusation, obstruction of business, and defamation were either dismissed or acquitted. >He continued, “It appears that Yeong-tak and Yeong-tak’s mother suffered a great deal of suffering, including public criticism regarding their morality, due to the crime in this case.” ; added.In response to this, the court pointed out that this claim was false. It was determined that they had conducted a false interview as if they had interfered with Yecheon Brewing’s trademark registration. The court also ruled that Young Tak’s mother never forced her to eat a ‘pig’s head’ and that there was no organized boycott by fans. By cleverly mixing facts, it was announced to the press and the public that Yeongtak’s side demanded excessive fees from Yecheon Brewing in return for approval to register trademark rights and that Yeongtak’s mother abused his power. He stated the reason for his sentencing, saying, “The nature of the crime is not good.” In addition, Representative A said, “Young Tak’s mother wrapped the pig’s head in newspaper and He claimed, “They said that if I didn’t ask, the company would go bankrupt, so I paid the cost of the ritual, including staying in the company.” In addition, regarding the trademark rights of Yeongtak Makgeolli, “the Korean Intellectual Property Office asked me to ‘get a handwritten sign of approval for registration from Youngtak himself in order to register the trademark rights.’ After receiving the call, I requested it from Young Tak’s mother, and a week later, she secretly applied for the trademark separately from Yecheon Brewing.Yecheon Brewing said, “Youngtak’s side paid a total of 15 billion won in model fees for 3 years, 5 billion won per year. He claimed, “I asked them to let me run the dealership for free.” Previously, Yecheon Brewing had a contract with Youngtak in 2020. After signing an advertising model contract, Yeongtak Makgeolli was launched and sold. Yecheon Brewing tried to apply for a trademark for Yeongtak makgeolli, but it was judged impossible because it was the same as Youngtak’s stage name when he was a singer. Afterwards, discussions were held with Youngtak’s side regarding trademark application and model renewal, but no agreement was reached.

Mr. B, head of Yecheon Brewing’s Seoul branch, who was also indicted on charges of intimidation and defamation under the Information and Communications Network Act, was sentenced to the same sentence.