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| TITLE | Supreme Court Decision 2012Do13718 Decided September 4, 2014¡¼Defamation¤ýCopyright Infringement¡½ [full Text] |
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[1] In the process of practicing the freedom of press and publication for religious purposes, whether describing the worshipped subject of another religion in a ludicrous manner or using rather insulting or uncomfortable expressions is permitted (affirmative with restriction) [2] The party bearing the burden of proving ¡°awareness of falsity¡± in a case of defamation by publicly alleging false information (i.e., the prosecutor), and the standard of determining whether the publicly alleged fact is ¡°false¡± / Cases in which public allegation of false information cannot be punished as defamation in accordance with Article 307(2) of the Criminal Act [3] The extent to which the freedom of press and publication for religious purposes are permitted |
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