#6theory

[randomkpopthings]

What’s up with allkpop?

Does someone know why a different page than allkpop called 6theory opens up when I want to go to allkpop.com?

[lol-exo-fangirls]

K-media outlets preparing ~$1 million lawsuit against allkpop for copyright infringement, according to reports

“The true nature of the so-called Hallyu information site allkpop has been revealed. allkpop caused shock after riding a wave of popularity for uploading nude photos of Ailee. The majority of media outlets connected with this company have decided to charge allkpop for habitual copyright infringement. Under the pretense of being an English site dedicated to K-pop, allkpop.com has published entertainment articles and photos from Korean media outlets without permission, thus infringing on the Korean media outlets’ copyrighted material on a habitual basis.

allkpop, who jumped on the bandwagon of the Hallyu as it started becoming global, has translated and published entertainment articles written by Korean media outlets without permission. Despite all of this, Korean media companies haven’t taken any special measures against allkpop because the company is located in the United States, as they have been able to skillfully evade the Korean copyright laws.

The Korean media outlets didn’t take any action because the process of charging the American company is hard. The issue is that allkpop acted in a way where it neglected to mention that it was plagiarizing articles without consent.

The situation has changed after Ailee’s agency, YMC Entertainment, pointed out in a press release on Nov. 11 that her ex-boyfriend, the person who allegedly illegally distributed the photos, holds a position at allkpop. allkpop refutes everything that Ailee’s side is saying, stating that it won’t evade legal action, and asserting that it just brought the pictures up to the surface.

The Korean media outlets and copyright holders who simply ignored allkpop’s illegal activities have decided on a course of taking the most extreme measures by reporting the company behind an American mask for disregarding Korean copyright laws to the police.

6Theory Media, allkpop’s parent company, published an article at midnight on Nov. 12, claiming their innocence in an article titled, ’6Theory Media response to YMC’s statement on Ailee’s nude photos’. Everyone is very curious as to what response allkpop will have in response to the copyright infringement charges.”

In addition to that strongly worded mess of a situation for allkpop, another article reports more specifically on the charges, saying that about a dozen media outlets are prepared to sue for over 2000 cases of illegal usage of content, and that they claim each case comes out to $600 per article. Do a little math, and yes, that would come out to total over $1.2 million in damages sought.

Also worth noting is that when they say ‘true nature’, they’re referring to the Korean media picking up on the supposed anti-Korean/anti-Hallyu history of allkpop, like in this article by Top Star News, where they basically rundown a bunch of stuff from allkpop’s past.

Sources 1, 2, 3

[lol-exo-fangirls]

ALLKPOP/AILEE Timeline

Warning: Several links are nsfw

June 22nd 2013

A set of four nude images of Ailee was uploaded onto the popular tumblr for asian girl selfies (with around 750,000 page views and over 1000 new visitors a day): http://asianselfies.tumblr.com/

http://asianselfies.tumblr.com/post/53624252830/follow-me-on-asian-selfies

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*The images are assumed to have been submitted to asianselfies June 23rd 2013

A second set of four images was uploaded on the tumblr.

http://asianselfies.tumblr.com/post/53664539900/follow-me-on-asian-selfies

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The images were duplicated on various sites, including blogspot, twitter and imgur over the next four months. June 28th 2013

Allkpop made the statement on Nov 11th: "Back on June 28, an individual claiming to be from Canada sent in a tip to us that he had a 'set of Ailee nude scandal pictures' and that he would sell them to allkpop for the right offer"

http://www.allkpop.com/article/2013/11/6theory-media-response-to-ymcs-statement-on-ailees-nude-photos July 2nd 2013

Allkpop: "We informed our contact at YMC Entertainment that someone had contacted us stating that they had nude photos of Ailee...They replied that we were most likely making everything up and brushed it off"

http://www.allkpop.com/article/2013/11/6theory-media-response-to-ymcs-statement-on-ailees-nude-photos

(These emails actually prove nothing but the fact that allkpop had possession the images)

July 19th 2013

Dispatch get a phone call from a man, claiming to be Ailee's ex boyfriend, trying to sell the nude photos (lol).

http://lol-exo-fangirls.tumblr.com/post/66943691054/the-recording-took-place-on-july-19

October 15th 2013:

Photos posted to anonib.com by a user asking for her identity: http://www.anonib.com/azn/res/95492.html October 23rd 2013:

Photo reposted onto 4chan: http://boards.4chan.org/fit/res/23180519‎ November 9th-10th 2013:

User identifies the girl as Ailee.

Allkpop cites apparent tip off

(No evidence is presented to prove that both IP addresses are the same or whether they are from Canada) November 11th 2013:

Allkpop publishes the nudes citing an 'anonymous forum' (anonib.com).

http://www.allkpop.com/article/2013/11/breaking-nsfw-purported-nude-photos-of-ailee-leaked

Asianselfies claims that the photos are not of Ailee

Asianselfies deletes the two image posts and deletes the tumblr soon after.

YMC's makes official statement and Allkpop responds

November 13th 2013:

A Dispatch reported reveals the conversations with someone claiming to be Ailee’s boyfriend on SBS’ One Night of TV Entertainment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxiFoXI-SpU

SBS interviews Allkpop VP Daniel Lee (Eng sub):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpzZsbiq-ZA

Daniel admits that the phone call was made by him.

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[jusudaijin]

allkpop's bs response saying how they only posted the pictures because they ended up somewhere on the internet and it's their job to report it.

no.

don't you get it. dispatch didn't pick up the story. no other korean news site picked it up. you know why? because they know it would be ruining her reputation. and now they're reporting on it, but why? because everyone literally cannot believe that you posted those pictures of a mistake of hers that she was hoping she would have forgotten.

conveniently while she's at a peak in her career. 

so sorry that i find it hard to believe that they just magically showed up again when only two or three people knew they existed in the first place. and that you were "obligated" to report it.

you've done a lot of shit, 6theory, but this has to be the absolute worst.

[little-acourn]

Bring Back 6Theory's The Dirty

Guys, remember the good ol' days when 6Theory had that forum called "The Dirty"? The SOPA threats ruined it and it's time to bring it back. Go to the forums now and create a topic, any, make it about who you think is a virgin or who's biggest. Just do something to kick start it back into business.

[hallyueight-blog]

We got ourself a badass

Claims to have gotten 6theory shut down!

You can check out this bad ass right here http://hallyu8.com/topic/19166-is-hallyu8-going-in-the-same-direction-as-6theory/page__st__40#entry1568851

[allkpop]

[Freebie Friday]

Check out http://allkpop.com/6theorycam for free autographed CDs! 

EDIT: Led Apple CDs anyone?

[allkpop]

Mondays at the office....

Well said Tablo, well said...

- Y