Lawyer Han Byul Jang Jang-soo told YTN that if the breach of the exclusivity agreement was intentional rather than negligent, the creditor can continue to garnish a portion of the debtor's salary, excluding lifetime living expenses. Penalties and damages can be claimed separately, and if the debt becomes a non-dischargeable debt, it may not be discharged in bankruptcy, he added.

In the background of the article, Adobe notified Daniel of the termination of the exclusive contract and announced its legal liability to one family member and former CEO Min Hee-jin. Other legal analyses have raised the possibility of a penalty of about 108 billion won ($108 million) per member, based on the method of calculating the penalty according to the standard contract, and it was also mentioned that the court could reduce the unreasonably high penalty.