Taiwan debates privacy after release of sex VCD

"Don't forget that when Next first appeared in Taiwan, Shen Yeh (沈野), the publisher of Scoop Weekly, lashed out at the magazine on TV for damaging Taiwan's moral fiber," he wrote.

But Scoop Weekly is not short of supporters. Another Web user applauded the weekly's action, arguing that nothing less than the truth itself was at issue.

"It is what a paparazzi magazine thrives on. If it [the VCD] is fake, then she [Chu] should sue the magazine for every penny she can get; if it's true, then I'm afraid she won't dare sue anyone," he said. "The weekly is simply doing its job."

But as Shen and his daughter, Shen Jung (沈嶸), justified the magazine's action at a press conference yesterday, outraged irony and some no-holds-barred language reigned on the Internet.

A visitor to Chinatimes Interactive wrote, "Readers' right to know? Well, I would prefer to see VCDs of Shen Yeh and Shen Jung having sex."

Another visitor said, "If it's all about the readers' right to know, the next issue of the weekly should distribute a VCD demonstrating a rape."