01
Factual background & dispute
- The parties belonged to the same photography discussion group.
- Without consent, the defendant generated an anime-style image portraying the claimant in revealing clothing.
- The image was posted to the group and repeatedly sent to the claimant by private message.
02
Core issues & judicial focus
- Whether the generated image remained identifiable as the claimant
- Whether degrading alteration exceeded lawful use of a portrait
- How general personality rights apply when specific personality rights already protect the interest
03
Judicial finding & holding
- Distribution to the group infringed the claimant's portrait and reputation rights.
- The court applied the specific protections for portrait and reputation rather than adding a separate general personality-rights finding.
- The defendant was ordered to apologize and compensate the claimant for emotional harm.
04
Practical risk implications
01Image-generation and editing services should prohibit abusive use and provide effective complaint procedures.
02Tasks involving humiliation, sexual suggestion, or obvious degradation require risk detection and blocking.
03Individuals may incur personality-rights liability through both creation and dissemination of generated images.