Sąd Apelacyjny w Warszawie - 26.04.2018
Case- Case number
- V ACa 361/17
- Country
- Poland
- Case Description
Freedom of the press/damage to reputation (Wolność prasy/Uszkodzenie reputacji) - An article in an online newspaper and the comments published below it suggested that a person held racist and antisemitic views - The court ruled that the article and comments violated his personality rights as they were misleading and offensive - It emphasised the responsibility of the press to uphold the truth and avoid damage to reputation - The ruling highlighted that the use of sensitive terms in media reports and the publication of content that carries racist or antisemitic implications - The publisher was ordered to publish an apology and pay damages.
Art. 207 § 3, Art. 379 pkt 5 Kodeks postępowania cywilnego, Art. 24 Kodeks cywilny Art. 14, Art. 15 Świadczenie usług drogą elektroniczną
- Name of Court
- Sąd Apelacyjny w Warszawie - V Wydział Cywilny
- Date of decision
- Apr 26, 2018
- Subjects
- Freedom of Speech
- Hate Speech and Incitement
- Type of Court
- Court of Appeal
- Area of Law
- Civil Law
- Year
- 2018
- Generated ID
- JQQ1022-8475
- Geolocation
Latitude: 52.2319581
Longitude: 21.0067249
- Geolocation
- Source
- Legalis.pl
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