By Jenny Lee ( November 13, 2025, 09:18 GMT | Insight) -- Kakao has won a partial victory at South Korea’s top court, which struck down a 98 million won ($67,000) fine imposed by the country’s antitrust regulator for the way the company handled subscription cancellations on its Melon music platform, while leaving corrective orders in place. In a ruling released Thursday, the Supreme Court of Korea overturned part of a lower court decision that had upheld the 2024 sanction by the Korea Fair Trade Commission, sending the case back to the Seoul High Court for reconsideration.Kakao has won a partial victory at South Korea’s top court, which struck down a 98 million won ($67,000) fine imposed by the country’s antitrust regulator for the way the company handled subscription cancellations on its Melon music platform, while leaving corrective orders in place....
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