Soribada controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2007
Seoul High Court shutdown ruling
The Seoul High Court ordered a complete shutdown after finding that evidence supported the claim that Soribada encouraged users to violate copyright.
2005
Renewed litigation and service shutdown
Around 30 record labels, led by YBM Seoul Records, together with JYP Entertainment and some musicians, sued Soribada. The service stopped in September 2005, and its creators faced criminal charges.
2002
Initial copyright-infringement prosecution
Soribada was indicted after the Korean Association of Phonographic Producers brought a copyright case against the peer-to-peer service. A court order closed the original operation.