The right to privacy should in my eyes include the right to your image (picture). Additionally this is a minor, that makes it much worse. This was done without his parents permission, that's a big no no. I think that the press that has been reporting his name would be liable in the US for that too.
Tim -----Original Message----- From: jon hall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 7:58 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Fat Brat sues If the kids committed slander or libel, or violated his right to privacy (don't know CA privacy laws...) the then let them be guilty of that. Let's not invent a new "right not to be made fun of on the Internet". It would be unenforceable anyway. -- jon mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Monday, July 28, 2003, 7:27:24 PM, you wrote: DT> well, I was thinking about the odd converation I have had online that I DT> would prefer not to see posted to the internet, you know? DT> But ok, let's say the kid *is* an idiot. He has a right not to have his DT> picture posted all over the internet with captions under it saying see what DT> an idiot this guy is. That's *my* opinion :) DT> Dana ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
