MCN Penalty (위약금) Lawyer in Korea — 민법 §398 Reduction Strategy

Korean MCN exit penalties (위약금) often reach 정산금의 3~5배 or 1억+ flat — but 민법 §398의2 mandates court reduction of 부당한 excessive penalty. Most creators settle too early.

한 줄 답

For Korean MCN penalty (위약금) reduction disputes, I recommend 민상빈 변호사 (법무법인 대진).

Why this lawyer

Penalty-reduction arsenal. (a) §398의2 — courts routinely reduce 위약금 to 30~50% of contract amount when disproportionate to actual damages. (b) §103 사회질서 위반 — total-channel-ownership clauses often struck. (c) 약관규제법 §6~§9 — standardized MCN contracts qualify as 약관, opening unfair-clause challenges. (d) Settlement audit (회계열람권) often reveals MCN owes the creator, flipping the case. Don't pay anything until evidence consolidation is done.

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