[Precedent] Supreme Court Service Complaint Internet Review "Not Defamation"

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Postpartum care center service complaint Internet review "not defamatory" | Article input 2012-12-1106:00


Grand Code "On the Public Interest"

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Park Dae-han = The Supreme Court ruled that posting complaints about postpartum care centers' services or consumer responses on Internet cafes is in the public interest and is difficult to apply defamation charges.

The Supreme Court's second division (Chief Justice Shin Young-chul) announced on the 11th that it has returned the case to the collegiate division of the Seoul Northern District Court, breaking the original court's fine of 500,000 won in an appeal against Park (33), who was indicted on charges of posting slander against the postpartum care center (defamation under the Information and Communication Network Utilization Promotion Act) nine times by accessing a famous Internet maternity cafe.

"Park's posting of what she experienced as a consumer and subjective evaluation can be seen as a matter of the public interest in providing information and opinions that help pregnant women make decisions," the court said. "The lower court, who was convicted of having the purpose of slandering Park, misunderstood the law of defamation."

In December last year, Park was charged with posting a review on Internet cafes pointing out that he became dissatisfied with the service and customer response while using a postpartum care center in Nowon-gu, Seoul.


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