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The cyber defamation law (사이버 모욕죄) is a legislation in South Korea which refers to libel or slander that is expressed online, typically via a publicly accessible website. Cyber defamation often falls under the scope of existing libel and slander laws in most jurisdictions and is typically treated as a tort as opposed to a crime.
The cyber defamation law that the South Korean government pursues allows police to crack down on hateful comments without any reports from victims.[1]
The Korea Communications Commission (KCC), South Korea's telecommunications and broadcasting regulator, has been considering revising the current Telecommunications Law and put more regulations and deeper scrutiny on major Internet portals.[2]
Controversies
There have been talks about introducing the stricter laws in cyberspace. A famous celebrity's suicide in South Korea,[3][4] triggered the controversies once again as to whether such law is necessary. The law supported by the governing Grand National Party (GNP), if implemented, will allow police to investigate the cyber defamation cases without any complaints of the victims. The opposition Democratic Party has been against the introduction of such law.[5]
Advocate views
The current laws have failed to prevent the number of the victims from increasing at an escalating rate.
Because information and rumors can travel in a matter of seconds across the Internet, cyber-bullying and cyber defamation could take a significant toll on each victim without such strict regulations by authorities.
Opposing views
There are already ways to regulate the cyberspace with the current laws.
It is potentially possible for the law to be exploited by authorities in an attempt to crack down on people who express opposite views.
"Defamation" is too ambiguous to be defined by a third party, other than the victims.
Survey
A Research & Research survey of 800 Korean people conducted on Jan. 14, 2009 showed that 60% supported the GNP-led bill dealing with cyber defamation, and 32.1% opposed it.[6]
Celebrities' suicide
Some Korean celebrities have suffered from severe depression, caused in part by malicious online comments, before committing suicide.
Vast majority of cyber defamation police reports arise from online games. League of Legends is a game which is notorious for such acts. In 2015 alone, South Korean law enforcement received and investigated over 8000 reports of cyber defamation; over half of these cases involve League of Legends where players head to police stations as a retaliation after being verbally abused by teammates or opponents.[7]
There are even 'settlement fee hunters', where players enter games and grief with intention of being insulted by other players. In some cases, such settlement fee hunters file police reports against over 50 other individuals at once. Most of the victims of settlement fee hunters are teenagers, since many parents are willing to pay settlement fees ranging from 300 thousand to 2 million KRW (300 to 2000 USD) to avoid their children having to go to trial and risk gaining criminal records.
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^Parties Clash Over Freedom of Expression 01-11-2009 by Kang Hyun-kyung, Korea Times
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This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in Korean December 2021 Click show for important translation instructions Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 483 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Korean Wikipedia article at ko 사이버 모욕죄 see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated ko 사이버 모욕죄 to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation The cyber defamation law 사이버 모욕죄 is a legislation in South Korea which refers to libel or slander that is expressed online typically via a publicly accessible website Cyber defamation often falls under the scope of existing libel and slander laws in most jurisdictions and is typically treated as a tort as opposed to a crime Contents 1 Overview 2 Controversies 2 1 Advocate views 2 2 Opposing views 2 3 Survey 2 4 Celebrities suicide 2 5 Online gaming 3 See also 4 ReferencesOverview EditThe cyber defamation law that the South Korean government pursues allows police to crack down on hateful comments without any reports from victims 1 The Korea Communications Commission KCC South Korea s telecommunications and broadcasting regulator has been considering revising the current Telecommunications Law and put more regulations and deeper scrutiny on major Internet portals 2 Controversies EditThere have been talks about introducing the stricter laws in cyberspace A famous celebrity s suicide in South Korea 3 4 triggered the controversies once again as to whether such law is necessary The law supported by the governing Grand National Party GNP if implemented will allow police to investigate the cyber defamation cases without any complaints of the victims The opposition Democratic Party has been against the introduction of such law 5 Advocate views Edit The current laws have failed to prevent the number of the victims from increasing at an escalating rate Freedom of speech comes with responsibility Because information and rumors can travel in a matter of seconds across the Internet cyber bullying and cyber defamation could take a significant toll on each victim without such strict regulations by authorities Opposing views Edit There are already ways to regulate the cyberspace with the current laws It is potentially possible for the law to be exploited by authorities in an attempt to crack down on people who express opposite views Such law might cause a harmful effect on freedom of speech Defamation is too ambiguous to be defined by a third party other than the victims Survey Edit A Research amp Research survey of 800 Korean people conducted on Jan 14 2009 showed that 60 supported the GNP led bill dealing with cyber defamation and 32 1 opposed it 6 Celebrities suicide Edit Some Korean celebrities have suffered from severe depression caused in part by malicious online comments before committing suicide Lee Eun ju Jung Da Bin U Nee Choi Jin sil Sulli Goo HaraOnline gaming Edit Vast majority of cyber defamation police reports arise from online games League of Legends is a game which is notorious for such acts In 2015 alone South Korean law enforcement received and investigated over 8000 reports of cyber defamation over half of these cases involve League of Legends where players head to police stations as a retaliation after being verbally abused by teammates or opponents 7 There are even settlement fee hunters where players enter games and grief with intention of being insulted by other players In some cases such settlement fee hunters file police reports against over 50 other individuals at once Most of the victims of settlement fee hunters are teenagers since many parents are willing to pay settlement fees ranging from 300 thousand to 2 million KRW 300 to 2000 USD to avoid their children having to go to trial and risk gaining criminal records See also Edit South Korea portal Freedom of speech portal Internet portalCyberbullying legislation Cyberstalking legislation Internet censorship in South Korea Political libel Strategic lawsuit against public participationReferences Edit Growing Responsibility 08 19 2008 Korea Times Online Portals Face More Regulation Deeper Scrutiny 12 18 2008 by Kim Tong hyung Korea Times Insults on Internet 10 05 2008 Korea Times Seoul rushes Internet Bill Oct 13 2008 by Lee Tee Jong South Korea Correspondent The Straits Times Parties Clash Over Freedom of Expression 01 11 2009 by Kang Hyun kyung Korea Times 50 Say Green New Deal Will Boost Economy 01 15 2009 By Kang Hyun kyung Korea Times 욕설 넘치는 온라인게임 롤 모욕죄 고소 난무 m hankookilbo com Archived from the original on 2018 10 24 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title South Korean cyber defamation law amp oldid 1132034712, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
