TV Chosun sued MBN for format plagiarism “Miss Mr. Trot copied”

Master audition Jin Sun-mi was selected from’Mistrot 2′, which started last month. [사진 TV조선]

Park Se-wook won the championship in the’Boystrot’ which ended last September. [사진 MBN]

After the success of’Mistrot’ in 2019, trot entertainment overflowed, and TV Chosun began legal response to other broadcasters that showed similar formats. TV Chosun sent proof of content that MBN’s’Boystrt’ infringed on the copyright of its’Mistrot’ and’Mr.Trot’ series, and’Trot Fighter’ infringed on the copyright of’I will sing the requested song-Call Center of Love’. It was announced on the 18th that the complaint will be filed soon. The plagiarism lawsuit between domestic broadcasters is unprecedented.

‘Mistrot’ and’Mr.Trot’ target a variety of participants from active-duty clubs, elementary, middle and high school students, and idol groups who have already made their debut, while’Boystrot’, which started in July last year, was limited to stars. ‘Trot Fighter’, which started at the end of last year, is the concept of’Boystrot’ winner Park Se-wook and issuemaker Kim Chang-yeol, respectively, establishing a virtual agency and recruiting new talents to battle trot. It is argued that it is similar to’call center’.

‘I will sing the requested song-Call Center of Love’, in which’Mr. Trot’ Top 6 is appearing. [사진 TV조선]

‘The Trot Fighter’ in which the winner of’Boystrt’ Park Se-wook and Kim Chang-yeol’s Champon Records confront. [사진 MBN]

TV Chosun said, “We inevitably started a lawsuit to protect the originality of the broadcaster.” In December of last year, he sent out several proofs of contents raising the issue, but MBN did not respond to any other matters, so it was decided to take legal action, indicating that it could also file a lawsuit against re-broadcasting of’Boystrot’ and’Trot Fighter’ and even a lawsuit for damages. . Accordingly, MBN said, “’Voice Trot’ and’Trot Fighter’ are produced in a format different from TV Chosun’s trot-related programs, so they have no relation to the plagiarism controversy.” “On the 13th, we sent a statement of our position to TV Chosun. ”

In March last year,’Mr. Trot’ surpassed 35.7% of the viewership rating and recorded the highest viewership rating in the final episode, further accelerating the competition over trot. In March, SBS launched’Trotshin Outing’, and in May, TV Chosun organized a’Pongsungah Hakdang’ where five cast members overlap at the same time, and both sides had a sultry war. In addition to MBC’s’Trot’s Nation’, which ended on the 8th, despite the controversy over overlapping appearances, TV Chosun’Mistrot 2’and KBS2’Trot National Sports Festival’ are airing.

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