JOUR 625 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: False Light, Telephone Consumer Protection Act Of 1991, Voyeurism
9 Jun 2020
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The first thing to know is the warren and brandeis article written in 1890. This came about after the civil war and more sensational news was being published. It also came around when more newspapers were being published and when photography was becoming more of a common place and easier to have more candid photos taken of people without their knowledge. The right to privacy article was written specifically because warren was among boston"s elite and was often portrayed in the newspapers. He had personal experience of his private life being published and it brought about privacy torts. A defendant owes a plaintiff a duty. An injury was proximately caused by the defendant. Intrusions on a plaintiff"s seclusion or solitude or into his or her private affairs. The public disclosure of facts of private facts about the plaintiff. Publicity which places the plaintiff in a false light. Appropriation of the plaintiff"s name or likeness for the advantage of the defendant.
