The Taoyuan District Court on Friday last week acquitted a woman after her husband took her to court for filming him sleeping and sharing the video with a friend.
According to the court, the woman, surnamed Wu (吳), complained to her husband, surnamed Wang (王), many times, even before their marriage, about his snoring.
On Nov. 24, 2013, three months after their marriage, Wu recorded a 47-second video of Wang sleeping to prove to him how loudly he snored.
The court quoted Wu as saying that Wang’s snoring greatly affected her sleeping quality.
While Wu showed the video to Wang and asked him to consult a doctor about his snoring, she also sent a copy to one of his friends complaining of her husband’s snoring, the court said.
Unhappy that he was captured on video without his consent and that the video was shown to others, Wang sued his wife for breach of privacy as well as disseminating recordings taken without consent.
While prosecutors did not indict Wu on a charge of disseminating the recording on the grounds that Wu had only shown the footage to one other person, they charged Wu with invasion of privacy, saying she filmed her husband without cause.
However, the court acquitted Wu, saying she made the recording out of concern for Wang’s health and the intent was for her spouse to receive medical attention, adding that it did not constitute filming a person’s non-public activities without cause.
Wu and Wang have since divorced.
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