There is no question about the necessity of protecting the honor of the deceased in case of defaming the deceased by stating facts, but opinions are divided on the basis for protecting the honor of the deceased. There is an opinion that protects the honor of the deceased by recognizing the direct personal right of the deceased, but basically it is said that the subject of rights and obligations is limited to living people so that the principle of indirect protection that protects the personal rights of the deceased by protecting the personal rights of the bereaved family is rather advantageous in protecting the honor of the deceased as the scope of application is wide even in individual laws that do not have special protection provisions for the deceased. In the case of defamation by stating facts against the deceased, even though criminally there is no choice but to punish him according to Article 308 of defamation against the deceased in the Criminal Act, in civil terms, monetary damages and various remedies for restoring reputation are available. The Civil Act is the basic law of civil remedies, and although the deceased cannot be the exerciser of the remedy, the bereaved family can exercise various remedies for compensation for damages and the restoration of the deceased's honor because their personal rights have been violated. In particular, the Media Arbitration Act recognizes the deceased as the subjectivity of protection within the law so that to the extent permitted by this Act, the rights and subjectivity of the deceased is recognized. Even if there are no special provisions for the deceased under the Information and Communications Network Act, the honor of the deceased can be indirectly protected by protecting the personal rights of the bereaved family. In particular, in the case of online service providers such as Internet portal sites, there is a possibility that they may bear civil liability jointly with the perpetrator by providing a space for defamation and the freedom and balance of expression should be considered in giving excessive responsibility.