{"id":101122,"date":"2024-01-09T15:12:31","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T23:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=101122"},"modified":"2024-01-09T15:12:31","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T23:12:31","slug":"hybe-threatens-to-sue-the-camp-for-using-bts-image-to-make-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/hybe-threatens-to-sue-the-camp-for-using-bts-image-to-make-money\/","title":{"rendered":"HYBE threatens to sue &#8216;The Camp&#8217; for using BTS&#8217; image to make money"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The departure of all <strong>BTS<\/strong> members to the military has not been easy for fans; however, the updates from the South Korean army &#8216;<strong>The Camp<\/strong>&#8216; have helped them feel closer to the idols. but this may not be good for <strong>HYBE<\/strong>, which threatens to sue the app for using the boys&#8217; image to make money.<\/p>\n<p>Although this app has the objective of <strong>informing<\/strong> the family and friends of the active soldiers of their status and having the opportunity to <strong>communicate<\/strong> with them through letters and comments, the company discovers that the names and faces of the idols were used to share information about them alongside the word &#8216;official&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Also, the app <strong>sold dolls and name tags<\/strong> with the names of the idols through their &#8216;The Camp Mall&#8217;. All these actions alarmed some fans, who warned the agency with the intention of protecting the real identity of the idols after the <strong>unauthorized sale of BTS products<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-101128\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/The-military-app-responds-to-the-warning-from-the-boy-group-agency.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/The-military-app-responds-to-the-warning-from-the-boy-group-agency.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/The-military-app-responds-to-the-warning-from-the-boy-group-agency-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/The-military-app-responds-to-the-warning-from-the-boy-group-agency-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/The-military-app-responds-to-the-warning-from-the-boy-group-agency-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/The-military-app-responds-to-the-warning-from-the-boy-group-agency-750x563.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/The-military-app-responds-to-the-warning-from-the-boy-group-agency-1140x855.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In recent hours, the agency behind the boy group, HYBE, sent a letter to &#8216;The Camp&#8217; assuring that this action <strong>violates publicity rights<\/strong> for unauthorized use of IP, <strong>deception of fans and consumers<\/strong> through official text, and <strong>providing personal information<\/strong> such as the artist&#8217;s salary, rank, and diet.<\/p>\n<p>After the warning, the app management <strong>deleted the posts<\/strong> related to the boy group and <strong>stopped selling<\/strong> the dolls and name tags of the artists. However, it is known that part of the BTS community is protesting, claiming this was a voluntary project for fans and not by the app operator.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The departure of all BTS members to the military has not been easy for fans; however, the updates from the South Korean army &#8216;The Camp&#8216; have helped them feel closer to the idols. but this may not be good for HYBE, which threatens to sue the app for using the boys&#8217; image to make money. 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