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repirettoday at 3:04 AM2 repliesview on HN

Assuming you mean in the United Stares, can you cite a specific law or court case to support your position?

It occurs to me that the existence of paparazzi seems to be evidence against your position.


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recursivecaveattoday at 5:40 AM

Not federal, but this: https://codes.findlaw.com/ca/civil-code/civ-sect-3344/ To be clear by 'commercial purposes', it's advertising/promotion/marketing. Paparazzi photos would be alright by that bar. I presume the idea is to avoid any implied endorsement by those photographed.

bluefirebrandtoday at 4:33 AM

Paparazzi get sued for crossing lines all the time. Good ones know exactly how far they can push the boundary and are careful to stay close to it