First, fashion-world-centered drama Cinderella Man was accused of plagiarism by the folks behind the proposal for Fashion King. Then Style announced its casting and called itself the Korean Devil Wears Prada. Magazine Allo announced its casting and also made a reference to The Devil Wears Prada. Then Style accused Allo of plagiarism. And now Cinderella Man is suing Fashion King for libel. After Fashion King producers LK charged Cinderella Man producers Core Contents with copyright infringement, it was deemed in an arbitration meeting that it wasn’t plagiarism. On May 12, in an interview, an LK representative stated that because Cinderella Man deliberately plagiarized, they would insist upon an apology from the writer and production company. On May 13, Core Contents escalated matters by turning around and suing LK for libel and impeding business, demanding compensation for damages incurred. What damages, you ask? Core Contents alleges that because of the LK accusations, the Cinderella Man writer experienced “severe emotional distress” and the company was defamed; the charges also caused setbacks in negotiations for selling the drama overseas to China and Southeast Asia. LK countered that Core Contents is just “noise marketing” and stuck to its claim that their idea, characters, background, and core content (pun!) were stolen. Furthermore, since LK’s company secrets were distributed, they’re the one who suffered business setbacks, not Core Contents. LK has threatened countersuit. Source: E daily Translations: dramabeans
