>From California Penal Code 646.9 f) For the purposes of this section, “course of conduct” means two or more acts occurring over a period of time, however short, evidencing a continuity of purpose. Constitutionally protected activity is not included within the meaning of “course of conduct.”
On Mon, Aug 8, 2022, 11:01 AM Steve Timko <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Sat, Aug 6, 2022, 7:47 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > >> . >>> >> >> As was explained to me elsewhere on the interwebs, due to California’s >> strict laws about stalking, TMZ subcontracts its stalking to freelancers >> who agree to not stalk celebrities, but can only get paid if they get video >> or pics by stalking celebrities. So they are TMZ but they aren’t TMZ for >> liability purposes. >> > > Stalking laws don't apply to journalists. If they applied it to > journalists there would be a risk of having the entire law overturned. > I don't know about TMZ staffing in 2022. But about six years ago it was > almost all freelance. Not for legal liability but because they don't want > to pay benefits. My understanding is if four photographers provide pretty > much the same photos they have favored photographers. > Also, if TMZ had photographers to assign I am guessing Anne Heche is low > on the list. > The CBS affiliate got home security video that showed Heche driving > erratically and no one was chasing her. > > > >> >> >>> >>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAH5J8yxbjvE98%3DNONtJgGSDFV9PMkF%2BdKBW1RbrekEFHq5j31w%40mail.gmail.com.
