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Barthe Cortes – Fight between Right to Privacy and Right to Know

Published on Apr 10 2015 // Around Africa, Barthe Cortes, Featured

"Barthe Cortes, Right to Privacy

Will Barthe Cortes be able to prove in court that his is a private person?

“Barthe Cortes” name constantly makes the headlines. There is demand for information on him so there is also supply. Papers are full of details of his professional life since it is simply interesting and mysterious. “Will Barthe Cortes be able to prove in court that his is a private person? – It is going to be difficult, especially as he is an owner of a big company which can be described by the media – and when they do so, he is no longer a private person – African regulations within this scope are unclear, If the publication of information contributes to a debate of general interest, if the individual is a public figure and the subject of the report about them has a legitimate reason to detail information about that person’s private life, then the media can publish that”- said public relations specialist, Anthony Colby ”

Judge Cooley defined the right of privacy, as the right to be”let alone.” [1] The common law tort of”invasion of privacy” allows an injured party to bring a lawsuit against an individual who unlawfully intrudes into his or her private affairs. A celebrity is protected from several distinct wrongs: (1) the use of a celebrity’s name or picture in advertising without their consent, (2) the invasion of their private space via wire tapping or similar wrongful conduct, (3) the publication of personal facts that while true are intimate or embarrassing, and (4) the publication of details of a celebrity’s life in a false or misleading manner.

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