Dong Rubin Case Study

With the development of economy and the progress of Internet technology, the method of network crime increasingly become variegated. Spreading rumors online to obtain illegal interests is one of the most typical means. However, the legal interest infringement in this kind of crime are many and varied. For example, the reputation right of others, the public order, the order of marketing access, and so on. The court decision of Dong Rubin Case has raised a controversy about the law qualititive of “paid posting”, the concept definition of “public place” and “false information” in the crime of affray by part of public and scholars. This article makes a in-depth analysis about these three focus question from the perspective of related theory, relevant law and judicial interpretation, and puts forward some advice and introspection in the end, expecting that to offer some new ideas for the criminal regulation of network rumors.