论新闻媒体在商誉侵权中的法律责任

On the Tort of the News Media's Hurting of the Right of Good Will

探悉了商誉权的本质和商誉侵权中新闻媒体的责任认定问题。认为商誉权主要是财产权,与名誉权差异明显；我国立法上将新闻媒体侵犯商誉权的行为法定为名誉侵权,这不利于新闻媒体舆论监督权的行使和商事主体商誉权的保护；新闻媒体的商誉侵权行为有其特定构成要件,但司法实践中,无论追究侵权媒体的刑事责任还是民事责任,均应考虑舆论监督权和商事主体商誉权的平衡。

This article introduces that the right of good will is different from reputation rights. In China, the torts of news media＇ s hurt of the fight of good will is treated as reputation tort, which is not in favor of each side. There are especial elements in the tort of hurting the fight of good will, so it is dispensable to obtain balance between the supervision and the fight of good will when judging the fourth estate＇s criminal or civil responsibility.