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Can you be sued for defaming virtual K-pop stars? South Korea court says yes (www.bbc.com)

submitted 1 year ago by cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/technology@lemmy.world

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They may be fictional characters, but they are voiced by real people, the court says.

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[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 74 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I can't speak to Korean law, but this seems like a real stupid take. Actors are different from their characters. You can't damage a character because they aren't real.

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[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 40 points 1 year ago (1 child)

In a lot of places you can be sued for defaming a company brand, though. This seems similar to that.

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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 year ago

You can be sued for defamation regardless of the target, as long as you damaged their reputation with false statements. It's a lot easier to prove damages against a company than a regular person though.