News About BYJ [04.06.09]

there seems to be quite some news about yong joon today.

i saw one about Yong Joon and JYP about entering in to a cosmetic market using Wonder Girls [JYP's girlband who sang the catchy song 'Nobody']. yong joon featured in a short segment in infinity challenge and about megane ichiba. from what i understand from the megane ichiba post, the contract has already expired last march but looks like it'll be renewed/extended and that new CF was filmed last March 29 and will be coming.

and there's also a news about the lawsuit against Okura Publishing Company which apparently BOFi won. here's translated news from tomato99 as posted by Mariko on BYJ thread @ soompi.

BOF won the lawsuit they filed against the publishing company of It's Koreal
date:2009/04/02

We would like to report to you that Bae Yong Joon has filed a suit for damages
on the ground of infringe on portrait rights (publicity rights) against Okura
Publishing Company (Meguro-ku Tokyo, representative president Masahiro Nagashima)
on 12 February 2009 at Tokyo District Court.
Okura Publishing has published and sold the magazine
“Bae Yong Joon Japan Visit Special, It’s Koreal July 2008 extra issue” which
has used large amount of Bae Yong Joon photos.

Through private attorney, BYJ and BOF international have repeatedly requested Okura Publishing for
cancellation of sales of the mentioned magazine and compensation for the damages.
However, Okura Publishing have not accepted our request and continued sales
of the mentioned magazine.
Under these circumstances,
we have determined it is difficult to settle through negotiations
and have no choice but to bring a case.

Currently, there are many illegal goods, copied goods and pirates goods
of BYJ related products which are distributed in market
and purchased by many fans without knowing it.
BOF international will strictly deal with these products including law enforcement.

We will continue to stand firmly against any situation that we determine
as violation of Bae Yong Joon’s portrait rights (publicity rights).

BOF international, Inc.