In any case, the defendant even denies all the allegations that attribute to him doing any actions on the Internet or the search engine Google or any other platform, and that they can link the plaintiff to the fictional character in the book, the villain. The defendant denies taking such actions and in any case even denies the attempt to link the image he used to depict the character of the hero of the book, "The Villain", in a film that may be produced according to the book, and the plaintiff.
The same theory on which the plaintiff relies in filing the lawsuit is not, according to the defendant, but rather a hallucination, a tale in the style of "Ali Baba and his gang", which has no basis in reality.
In any event, the defendant also denies and denies the plaintiff's calculations of damages and argues that the claim should be dismissed and expenses that correspond to the amount of the claim should be imposed on the plaintiff.
Part Three: The Procedure and the Evidence
- The plaintiff supported his version with his affidavit, the affidavit of Vasilava (the same Bulgarian journalist who interviewed the defendant in 2015), the affidavit of Nikolai Konov (a Bulgarian lawyer who represented the plaintiff) and the expert opinion of Yuval Cohen (a computer expert).
The defendant supported his version with his affidavit and the expert opinion of Revital Salomon (a computer expert).
During the hearing, which took place on December 25, 2024, all the witnesses were questioned and at the end of the hearing, dates were set for the submission of written summaries.
Part Four: Discussion
- Structure of the Hearing
- The search for the phrase does not mean the search to harm. Looking for the work does not mean the right to injustice.
The defendant is a journalist, a media person, a cultural researcher and even a writer. The defendant was blessed with a variety of skills, including the talent of writing. The defendant made use of this talent when he published the book.
The publication of the book by the defendant expresses the realization of his right to search for expression and to search for the work, as a derivative of the search for expression.