I think it already does? I did some freelancing for the Washington Post, and we had to have a model release for any people we took pictures of....
So I am not really inventing a new right, I don't think... I am just thinking that the internet is slightly worse because of the scope of it. However, based on the lawyer's interview, the family was more upset about the play it got in the Quebec media than about the fact that it made Wired magazine... Dana Tim Heald writes: > 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 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.cfhosting.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
