Kakao overturns South Korea sanctions over exclusive derivative-rights clauses
By Jenny Lee ( February 20, 2026, 04:14 GMT | Insight) -- Kakao Entertainment has prevailed in a court challenge wiping out corrective measures and a 540 million won ($373,000) fine over web-novel contest contract terms that South Korea’s competition watchdog had deemed an abuse of bargaining power.Kakao Entertainment has prevailed in a court challenge wiping out corrective measures and a 540 million won ($373,000) fine over web-novel contest contract terms that South Korea’s competition watchdog had deemed an abuse of bargaining power....
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