Facts:
The
cybercrime law aims to regulate access to and use of the cyberspace. Using his
laptop or computer, a person can connect to the internet, a system that links
him to other computers and enable him to write his opinions in social media and
such other similar means. petitioners claim that the means adopted by the
cybercrime law for regulating undesirable cyberspace activities violate certain
of their constitutional rights.
Issue:
W/N Section 4(c)(4) on Libel is constitutional
Held:
Yes.The
Court agrees with the Solicitor General that libel is not a constitutionally
protected speech and that the government has an obligation to protect private
individuals from defamation. Indeed, cyberlibel is actually not a new crime
since Article 353, in relation to Article 355 of the penal code, already
punishes it. In effect, Section 4(c)(4) above merely affirms that online
defamation constitutes "similar means" for committing libel.
No comments:
Post a Comment