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A Legal Study of Cyber Violence

This article is about some legal countermeasures of cyber violence, for example slander, curse, libel etc. in cyberspace. Internet is regarded as the 'most participatory marketplace' and 'speech-enhancing medium' in the 21th century. Some argue that Internet should be set free from legal regulations. Can we then say that Internet is really a free space ? The answer would be no. Internet has already become a subject of legal regulation, although the degree of regulation differs according to each country. Internet takes the form of a mixture of broadcasting, communications, and press. It would be inappropriate to evaluate Internet as just one of the above-mentioned media, thus mitigate or aggravate the responsibilities in it. Rather, Internet should be recognized separately. An e-mail could be regarded as a form of private communication, but an open bulletin board cannot be regarded as a form of private communication. Therefore it is possible to regulate defamation and pornography on the Internet. This article is composed of some chapters as follows ; Chap.1 Introduction Chap.2 Concept and Patterns of Cyber Violence Chap.3 Current Situation of Cyber Violence Chap.4 Regulation of Cyberspace and Freedom of Speech Chap.5 Some Legal Countermeasure against Cyber Violence Chap.6 Conclusion I suggest some legal countermeasure against cyber violence, for example, establishment of governmental organization to help victims, legislation of cyber curse crime, introduction of internet real name system, strengthening of ISP liability etc. in this article.