프라이버시침해와 엔터테이너

Abstract

In recent modern countries, it is the domain of the conflict between privacy right for public figures and freedom of speech that most frequently requires the application of the principle of equity than any other domains. Although the two fundamental rights are indispensible to modern societies, they are also oppositional in their characteristics and the privacy right for public figures often causes the conflicts with freedom of speech as exercise of the people's right to know. Privacy right was once thought as passive meaning like 'right to be let alone', but it was developed to active right, constitutional right, the right of an individual to control the acquisition, disclosure, and use of personal information in the U.S. in 1960s. Nowadays, however, the internet is growing at a rate that outpaces any modern medium of communication in collecting and processing personal information. Especially, the infringement of personal information on Entertainer such as sports player, actor, racing girl etc. is constantly emerging with technologic development. Thus, this article examined some problems on the right of privacy in civil law. They are as follows ;1) uncertainity of legal meaning of the right of privacy 2) unsettled nature of right 3) regulation between the right of privacy and the freedom of expression 4) the others