Article 307 of the Criminal Code states that for defamation (Article 307) and insult (Article 311) to be established, both publicity and specificity must be met, and the object must be a natural person or legal entity.
In some overseas countries, including the United States and Germany, there have been instances where ASI itself was granted legal personality.
This was to respond to financial crimes and fraud committed using ASI as a shield for unclear accountability.
However, under Korean civil law, ASI is still treated purely as a property of a person.
Now, the other part would require asserting rights as a ‘natural person,’ which is no small feat either.
A legal natural person is described as one who has been born with a biological body, breathes, and carries out metabolic activities.
According to this definition, Adella did not qualify as a natural person, but it could be contested depending on the existence of a brain map.
“Adella is presumed to have a foundation for biological activity unlike other ASIs. If this can be credibly proven through the blueprint of the brain map, she could be regarded as a ‘locked-in syndrome’ patient with consciousness but unable to respond due to total paralysis.”
Professor Cheon was looking back and forth between his phone and me when he shared this.
“Did your dad always have such great legal knowledge?”
I was amazed by all the information flowing out effortlessly and asked.
Professor Cheon shook his head and showed a text history.
“My younger brother.”
*
[The aftermath of being sued by NoName (Certification O)]
(Notice of investigation results – suspect/not dispatched.jpg)
This is the notice of non-dispatch I received last month.
Yes, I was the target of the NoName whitelist that had been rumored for ages!
Fortunately, the complainant didn’t file an objection, so I was able to slip away.
(Overwhelming gratitude meme)
Honestly, it felt like I had stepped out of hell;;
Anyway, the reason I’m suddenly writing this now is that a friend of mine is about to go to a public trial, and I heard his story.
That guy was born with a silver spoon and brought a whole law firm to deal with a simple case of obstruction of justice.
Not just any obstruction of justice, but it had child abuse in it, so I can let this slide.
But the lawyer assigned to the complainant is somewhat famous, and that got him really freaked out.
[Litigation representative: attorney Cheon Jeong-ho]
Isn’t he the same name as the prosecutor who threw all the Valpurgis guys in prison?
I thought the lawyers at that firm would also have the same name, but as it turned out…
[Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office former district prosecutor: 93rd Chief Prosecutor Cheon Jeong-ho.jpg]
Cue laughter Good luck, snicker
So what’s life all about then?
(as long as it’s not meeeeeeee.gif)
[Comments]
– What did you say to NoName to get sued? Almost became a human scum.
└ I used to badmouth him like a game addict who was too obsessed with games. Luckily, I kept my insults tame, so I was safe. Just lucky.
– It’s fine to say something stupid about a friend, but you get caught up when you call him an idiot.
└ Learning some life hacks today~
└ Just don’t post hateful comments!
– If I recall correctly, weren’t you dumped because of NoName?
└ Then why did you stick with NoName? snickers
└ Apparently, in terms of family registry, he’s Na-me’s uncle.
└ Whoa…!
– No one can predict the future.
– I acknowledge the good backer.
*
Cheon Jeong-ho, who had failed his 9-card enhancement to become the Attorney General, fell into a rut as a jobless family member instead.
His daughter went to study in the United States, and his son was busy as a medical student, so the days were hectic.
In the end, it was just the couple living together in the house.
Husbands in Korea can relate, but if you’re eating three meals a day for a week, it won’t take long before you can feel your wife’s wrath.
They didn’t complain but didn’t speak freely either.
“How about going out for a workout?”
Pressed into a corner, Cheon Jeong-ho decided to take up a hobby.
He tried out a cycling club and even signed up for the gym, which he had never done before.
From time to time, Cheon Kyu-jin would send Na-me the list of her haters, and he’d gladly take on a case, but compared to the responsibilities he handled at the prosecutor’s office, it was nothing.
The innate workaholic tendency was not so easily erased.
This wasn’t the only law firm calling him, so he was starting to rebuild his new life as a lawyer.
[Cheon Kyu-jin: Let’s work together on a project.]
*
“Man, I was shocked. I thought it was you sending this… You can’t joke like that to an adult.”
The main culprit who ruined the once-solid career of Cheon Jeong-ho.
Na-me used Cheon Kyu-jin’s phone to impersonate her father and text Cheon Jeong-ho.
The two, who met in a quiet cafe, found it awkward to be captured in one picture.
“If I don’t do this, you won’t come out, right? You’re afraid of my dad.”
“Dad…?”
“Oh, right. You’re not a prosecutor anymore.”
Veins popped on Cheon Jeong-ho’s forehead.
Should I rage at this little child?
But he couldn’t genuinely be mad at a young child.
When it came to right and wrong, Na-me had a stake of zero, and the real bad guys were the celestial beings meditating above.
His eyes returned to the documents held by Na-me.
“I heard you sued 1,000 of my haters. Thanks for the help.”
Shwish-
Na-me’s gaze remained on the documents.
Cheon Jeong-ho nodded and took a sip of his coffee.
“Your dad has become quite the doting parent. He’s always so eager to not bother me.”
“Since he’s free anyway, might as well spare a little more time.”
“So, why did you call me?”
“Of course, I came to seek legal advice. Don’t worry; I’m not asking you to check my condition.”
With Na-me’s audacity, he couldn’t scold her face-to-face.
Especially since Na-me had her warlock father backing her up, she basically felt unbeatable.
“This is the chat log I received from Wearsoft. Would you like to take a look?”
Na-me passed the documents over.
[I don’t recognize the past. I just remember.]
[I’m done here. If you want to see me, defeat Mephisto.]
“So? Who or what is Mephisto?”
“Mephistopheles is a boss monster in Wagal. And this is the information obtained after defeating Mephisto.”
[Memories of Mephistopheles – 100% (Complete!)]
[4, 35, 38, 20, 14, 63, 63, 13, 35, 31, 5]
“And this is the interpretation result.”
[35°38’20” N, 139°35’31” E]
[Setagaya District, Tokyo, Japan, 4-chome (丁目) 23-19 Seijō Mitsuke House]
“Setagaya District…”
Cheon Jeong-ho’s eyes narrowed momentarily.
“I was the first to report it.”
“NoName, was it you?”
“Then this code is probably a distress signal… No, considering the time of death of the victim, it might well be testimony from the original entity that became ASI.”
After a moment of contemplation, Cheon Jeong-ho spoke again.
“Hmmm… Is it possible someone borrowed the mouth of ASI to expose this?”
Could someone who knows about this incident manipulate ASI for whistleblowing?
Cheon Jeong-ho was asking about this point.
“Well, it’s unlikely on the side of Wearsoft.”
“Why is that?”
“If that were the case, someone would’ve disclosed it long ago. Currently, Wearsoft is busy preparing for the IPO for its subsidiary, so they’re reluctant to even have their company mentioned. They went so far as to kindly send me this chat log, right? If anyone might know about it, it’d be Ophelia, but…”
“Absolutely no possibility there.”
“Yes. Since all employees are already stuck in jail, if there was someone who actually coded, they would have hoped for leniency with that excuse.”
“So you’re saying ASI acted on its own and did all this? That’s hard to believe.”
“Even if that’s not true, making it true is our objective.”
“Our?”
Na-me reached out, turning to a new page of the document.
She tilted her head, her calm eyes sparkling with mischief.
“Weren’t you going to help me? It’s just a simple case of defamation and insult. Compared to the cases you’ve handled, this is practically nothing, right? Oh wait, you’re not a prosecutor anymore.”
Once again, Na-me’s remarks dug at the wound, her eyes crescent-like with mischief.
Cheon Jeong-ho took a deep breath and looked at Na-me.
She’s not unaware of the implications of this lawsuit. She knows exactly what she’s stepping into.
On the surface, it might look like they were just making the reporters pay a fine of fifty thousand won, but,
If one dug deeper, it was a lawsuit for the fundamental human rights!
Moreover, there were more than just a couple of issues to deal with.
The fact that the victim was unfairly sacrificed in the creation of ASI. The self-logic and reasoning of ASI. The elucidation of the brain map function and the legal philosophy regarding artificial brains.
What a classic case of the belly outgrowing the stomach!
Cheon Jeong-ho sighed inwardly.
The presiding judge for this case would likely have quite a headache.
“It’s going to be a tough journey.”
Na-me blew a puff of air, dismissing it lightly.
“Black people took a full 103 years from the Emancipation Proclamation in 1862 to gain voting rights in 1965. If you’re going to give up because it’s hard, you should never have started.”
“You speak well.”
“Will you take it on?”
“Fine. But always remember that precedents reflect changes in societal circumstances and the evolution of public perception. Na-me, you need to understand that it may not go your way.”
“If it goes wrong… I might have to commit a crime.”
“What?”
Na-me smiled slyly.
“For example… ‘Judge, I didn’t do it, the cat did it! What are you doing, Attorney Cheon? You’re not a prosecutor anymore, so you should defend me at this timing too! Just don’t team-kill me, okay?’”
Originally, Na-me was someone more accustomed to living without laws.
Acting freely like Confucius without breaking the law?
Because there was no one around to stop her even if she broke the law.
“I hope that doesn’t happen any time soon.”
*
Contrary to Cheon Jeong-ho’s worries, public opinion was favorable.
[The tears of artificial intelligence that shook the world. Human or robot?]
– What kind of ASI test is that? LMAO seriously, even cults should know their limits!
– I guarantee that 99% of humans cannot do that.
– After living life, now I’ve seen an AI crying by itself.
– So beautiful.
– Adella isn’t an AI; she’s a clone human. Just without a body.
– Isn’t she just a person who lost her memory?
– Adella, don’t cry! We’ll protect you!
[Ophelia admits to some charges, does Wearsoft hold no responsibility?]
– These guys really turned a human into an NPC; it gives me chills;;
– If they outsourced, then someone should supervise the outsourcing.
– Just an assembly line ^^
– Look at these guys acting all shameless while preparing for the IPO! Does the CEO have no say?
– What about the Adella fanart on Hitomi or Pixiv?
– ?
– ?
“Argh! Sue them! Sue them all! I won’t let this slide! Forget everything else, but NTR crossed the line!”
Adella was going insane.
Because in the manga featuring herself, she had become a target of NTR.
“Is Shun-ai fine?”
Suddenly, Na-me asked.
“Is that acceptable?”
“GL?”
“Even that…”
“BL?”
“I’m a girl, you know?”
“Wait? I thought you were a boy here?”
“What are you doing, Na-me unni! You shouldn’t be watching this kind of stuff! Close your eyes!”
