August 25, 2007

Finnish Boy Fined for YouTube Vide

A 15-year-old schoolboy was fined Friday for posting a video on YouTube showing a karaoke performance of his teacher and for claiming she was a lunatic.

"In the first case of its kind in Finland, Nurmes District Court found Toni Vesikko guilty of intentional defamation and fined him $120. He also was ordered to pay $1,000 in damages for "causing harm and suffering" and $3,000 in court costs.

The video, which Vesikko called in English "Karaoke of the mental hospital," named the teacher and said she was "a lunatic singing at the karaoke of the mental hospital."

Vesikko's actions caused the teacher to suffer anxiety, depression and insomnia. The video was watched more than 600 times before it was removed from YouTube."

[The Washington Post]

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