Civil Litigation,
Intellectual Property,
Entertainment & Sports
Nov. 6, 2014
Using copyright as a privacy tool
Once a celebrity's private photos exist there is no guarantee they will stay private. What's their lawyer to do?
Eric S. Boorstin
Partner
Horvitz & Levy LLP
He is a certified appellate law specialist who has handled a broad range of high-stakes civil appeals.
All people, celebrities included, have a compelling interest in expressing themselves in private to their loved ones. But as recent well-publicized events illustrate, once a celebrity's private photos exist there is no guarantee they will stay private. A hacker or a disgruntled ex might well leak a celebrity's intimate photos. Before long, those photos may be posted everywhere from AnonIB to Reddit to TMZ. What can a lawyer representing such a celebrity do to curtail the dissemination of...
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