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> that person may still feel as if they have been defamed. Don’t defamation or personal honour laws cover this scenario already in most countries, as would be
by harperlee 8y ago
> that person may still feel as if they have been defamed.
Don’t defamation or personal honour laws cover this scenario already in most countries, as would be the case with obscene caricatures of someone? Do we need new laws specific for deep fakes in that case? What about for videos that very obviously just paste the target’s face on top of another video?
- SiempreViernes 8y agoYeah, though I can see the case for additions that makes defamation using deep fakes a more serious crime than less competent caricatures.
- jfengel 8y agoI'm not a lawyer, but the answer may well be "no, this isn't already covered". Especially when courts like to construe things narrowly, and that anything not specifically mentioned in a law requires relief through the legislature rather than the judicial branch. There will surely be people who claim that this isn't covered by existing defamation laws, and I would not be so sure that a court wouldn't agree with them.