The Givers CEO Ahn Sung Il accused of forging signatures of FIFTY FIFTY’s “Cupid” composers + Dispatch’s evidence
Dispatch exposed another crime of CEO Ahn Sung Il, the suspected mastermind behind FIFTY FIFTY’s contract lawsuit.
On July 17th, Dispatch exclusively reported that The Givers Ahn Sung Il forged the signatures of Swedish composers who made FIFTY FIFTY’s hit song “Cupid”.
According to Dispatch, FIFTY FIFTY’s agency Attrakt CEO Jeon Hong Joon paid 9000 USD for the song “Cupid”, which was composed by three Swedish music school students.
However, The Givers CEO Ahn secretly signed a separate “rights transfer agreement” with the three composers in February to purchase the song copyright. In the process, Ahn did not consult with Attrakt or CEO Jeon as the CEO of a service company and even tried to hide the fact that he purchased the copyrights.
According to the “Confirmation of Share Change” released by Dispatch, Ahn transferred 74.5% of the shares of the three Swedish composers to himself and his company in March. Through this process, Ahn increased his share of “Cupid” to 95.5% and also reduced the share of FIFTY FIFTY member Keena (Song Ja Kyung), who participated in writing the lyrics, from 6.5% to 0.5%.
Dispatch emphasized Ahn’s action as a clear violation of the outsourcing contract, which according to Article 2 of the Outsourcing Business Service Agreement, The Givers should go through a prior consultation process with Attrakt when conducting business related to FIFTY FIFTY.
According to reports, Ahn committed another serious crime even during the process of his secret copyright transfer. In particular, he forged the signatures of the Swedish composers and filled the signature section of the Confirmation of Share Change with fake signatures.
In response, the Institute of Legal Document Examination said to Dispatch, “The signatures in the Rights Transfer Agreement and the Confirmation of Share Change are considered different in terms of the overall structure and essential elements”, adding, “There are differences in the overall writing styles, angles, and structures of the signatures.”
In short, Ahn did not hesitate to commit illegal acts to secure a 95.5% stake. According to Article 239, Paragraph 1 of the Criminal Law, anyone who forges or illegally uses another person’s seal, signature, name, or symbol for the purpose of exercising rights shall be imprisoned for up to three years. This act is considered a “forgery of a private document” crime.
Ahn submitted this forged (signed) document to the Copyright Association, and as a result, the names of the Swedish composers were removed. Ahn Sung Il’s share percentage increased to 99.5%. According to Article 239, Paragraph 2, concurrent offenses are also established.
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