TRUTH AS A LEGALLY PROTECTED VALUE.
THE PROBLEM OF LEGAL LIABILITY FOR INFRINGEMENT
OF PERSONAL RIGHTS RELATED TO THE DISSEMINATION OF FAKE NEWS Cover Image

PRAWDA JAKO WARTOŚĆ CHRONIONA PRAWNIE. PROBLEM ODPOWIEDZIALNOŚCI PRAWNEJ ZA NARUSZENIE DÓBR OSOBISTYCH ZWIĄZANYCH Z ROZPOWSZECHNIANIEM NIEPRAWDZIWYCH INFORMACJI (FAKE NEWS)
TRUTH AS A LEGALLY PROTECTED VALUE. THE PROBLEM OF LEGAL LIABILITY FOR INFRINGEMENT OF PERSONAL RIGHTS RELATED TO THE DISSEMINATION OF FAKE NEWS

Author(s): Grzegorz Tylec
Subject(s): Media studies, Constitutional Law, Civil Law
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: truth; fake news; personal rights; civil law; internet;

Summary/Abstract: In the Polish legal system, there are no legal regulations that allow to block publication in case of disseminating false information (fake news) in internet.The article encompass analysis if legal device like personal rights under polish civil law can be used to protect against the fake news. Analysis was made to answer the questions whether the polish model of the protection of personal rights meets the purpose which is protection against fake news or whether it contains gaps that allow publishing untrue information with impunity. The conclusions is proposals to change legal regulations that limit the possibility of determination of the person who publishes fake news.

  • Issue Year: 50/2022
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 207-228
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Polish
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