MC 2010 Lecture : MC 2010 Notes
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285: publication of private facts-- this is different from libel because these facts humiliation). A private fact could be making the person easily identifiable, details of the crime etc. Intrusion into seclusion you intrude on someone"s personal space physically or technologically. If a reporter illegally breaks into someone"s office to find info for their story but doesn"t publish it, it doesn"t mean that a person. It may not result in damage to reputation, but it"s still not the truth. person doesn"t like it, you have an issue: appropriation it"s mostly related to advertising and public relations. It"s using someone"s name or image to promote your own image. If you use a: false light- close to libel; means that you are not representing the truth about celebrities face, voice, body part, whatever in your ad without their consent. If you falsely portray someone as being a really positive person and the they are in violation.
