'I'm Solo' Producer Nam Kyu-hong's non-appearance culture department imposes fines on production companies (Roundup)
Oct 22, 2024
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According to the industry, an official of 'I am Solo' said on the 22nd that it is true that producer Nam Kyu-hong was not able to attend the parliamentary audit because he was on a business trip abroad. Producer Nam was scheduled to appear at the parliamentary audit of the National Assembly's Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee on the 24th as a witness related to copyright infringement by broadcasting writers, but reportedly avoided the request for attendance.
In this regard, Rep. Kang Yoo-jung of the Democratic Party of Korea said in a parliamentary audit on the 18th that producer Nam Kyu-hong is ignoring all contacts of the National Assembly's stylistic committee to deliver the request for attendance", criticizing his non-compliance in his proceeding remarks. Afterwards, producer Nam submitted a letter of reason on the 20th and officially announced his absence.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism issued a corrective recommendation and a fine for Nam Kyu-hong PD's production company, Chief Entertainment, for violating the Artist Welfare Act and the Artist Rights Protection Act. They decided that failing to sign a written contract with a freelance writer violates Article 4-4 of the Artist Welfare Act, and imposed a fine of 1.5 million won.
Producer Nam Kyu-hong recently caused controversy by revising the copyright-related provisions in the program's standard contract and including his daughter in the list of writers 'I'm Solo'. In response, the Korea Broadcasting Writers Association urged producer Nam to apologize and come up with a solution and demanded that broadcasters come up with measures to prevent a recurrence.
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