일본 니혼TV의 김연아 선수 도둑촬영 사건을 계기로 본 보도의 자유와 프라이버시 침해

Abstract

In recent modern countries, it is the domain of the conflict between privacy right for public figures and freedom of press that most frequently requires the application of the principle of equity than any other domains. Altough the fundamental rights are indispensible to modern societies, they are also oppositional in their characterisitics and the privacy right for public figures often causes the conflicts with freedom of press as exercise of the people's right to know. Privacy right was once though as passive meaning like 'right to be 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, acter, singer etc. is constantly emerging with technologic development. Thus, this article examined some problems on the right of privacy in civil law.