Plave: Can you be sued for defaming virtual K-pop stars? South Korea court says yes
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They may be fictional characters, but they are voiced by real people, the court says.
  • logicbomb@lemmy.worldEnglish
    15·
    16 hours ago

    In July 2024, the defendant targeted Plave in a series of posts - some containing profanity. Among them were comments that the people behind the avatars “could be ugly in real life” and gave off a “typical Korean man vibe”, Korea Times reported.

    Unless the guy said much worse things that weren’t reported, it seems like South Korean defamation laws are draconian.

    • nuggie_ss@lemmings.worldEnglish
      5·
      8 hours ago

      He’s getting in the way of these people making money, so I can see useful idiots chomping at the bit to punish him.