Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]"Photojournalism under lens after rash of newspaper lawsuits Media crippled by court ruling, lawyer says 'Public interest in story outweighs privacy issues,' he says, adding ridiculous cases are popping up. A controversial 1998 Supreme Court ruling on privacy issues is crippling the ability of photojournalists to record news events and must be revisited, a prominent media lawyer contends. Lawyer Mark Bantey said yesterday the ruling, which applies to Quebec but whose impact is likely to be felt soon in courts across the country, has created "almost a cottage industry" of lawsuits against news organizations...." full story at: http://www.canada.com/montreal/montrealgazette/story.asp?id=8390CA04-8152-48 90-9C8A-B9F0A697E18A or http://tinyurl.com/hu61 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html