1. The defendant's appeal is dismissed.

2. The costs of appeal shall be borne by the Defendant.

Purport of claim and appeal

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1. Basic facts

A. The Plaintiff, as a web source producer who works in the name of “C” on the Internet portal site, sold ecact products, character products, etc. in the Internet shopping mall.

나. 피고는 2015. 12. 2. 14:15경 인터넷쇼핑몰 ‘쿠팡’에서 원고가 판매하는 마스크팩 제품의 상품문의게시판에 “맙소사 대표적인 여혐작가 여자가 뚱뚱하면 맞아야 한다는 C를 마스크팩에 진짜 생각이 있어요 없어요 ”(이하 ‘이 사건 제1표현’이라 한다)라는 글을 게시하였다.

다. 피고는 2015. 12. 2. 14:17경 인터넷사이트 ‘D’의 자유게시판에 원고가 판매하는 마스크팩 제품의 상품페이지 주소를 링크하고 “쿠팡에 C 마스크팩 떴다 메추가리들아 출동해라”는 글을 게시하면서 제목으로 “E”(이하 게시글의 제목을 ‘이 사건 제2표현’이라 한다)이라고 기재하였다.

C. The Plaintiff filed a complaint with the Seoul Western District Prosecutors’ Office on the charge of violation of the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, Etc. (Defamation), interference with duties, and insult. On December 27, 2016, the Prosecutor of the Seoul Western District Prosecutors’ Office (hereinafter “Seoul Western District Prosecutors’ Office”) issued a non-prosecution disposition against the charge of violating the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, Etc. (Defamation) and interference with business, and filed a summary indictment against the Defendant

(A) Although it is difficult to ascertain whether the Plaintiff filed a complaint against the Defendant due to the issue of all of the expressions of this case, the Defendant was a summary indictment only for the expressions of this case No. 2).

On March 10, 2017, the Defendant received a summary order of KRW 300,000 (Seoul Western District Court 2016 High Court 2016 High Court 12463) and applied for formal trial. However, on July 13, 2017, the Defendant was convicted of a fine of KRW 300,00 (Seoul Western District Court 2017 High Court 411). The judgment became final and conclusive on July 21, 2017 by the Defendant’s failure to file an appeal.

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