donderdag, december 04, 2003
A judge said Wednesday that two photographs of Barbra Streisand's Malibu estate posted on a website do not violate the entertainer's privacy. Superior Court Judge Allan Goodman rejected Streisand's request for an injunction that would remove the photos from a website devoted to the California coastline. He also ordered her to pay the defendant's legal fees.
Streisand filed a $10 million suit in May against Kenneth Adelman, his Internet service provider and Pictopia.com, a photo agency that distributes his work. The judge's tentative decision is expected to be finalized in a few days.
Streisand claimed the photos potentially contributed to a problem with stalkers. Adelman said he posted the photos taken from his private helicopter for scientific research on the coastline. He has posted more than 12,000 photos on the Web site.
The judge said that while Streisand has taken steps to dissuade unwanted visitors, she also granted reporters interviews in her home, permitted national magazines to publish photos of the home's interior and its grounds, and opened her home to guests. "Occasional overflights are among those ordinary incidents of community life of which Streisand is part," Goodman wrote.
Bron: AP.
Streisand filed a $10 million suit in May against Kenneth Adelman, his Internet service provider and Pictopia.com, a photo agency that distributes his work. The judge's tentative decision is expected to be finalized in a few days.
Streisand claimed the photos potentially contributed to a problem with stalkers. Adelman said he posted the photos taken from his private helicopter for scientific research on the coastline. He has posted more than 12,000 photos on the Web site.
The judge said that while Streisand has taken steps to dissuade unwanted visitors, she also granted reporters interviews in her home, permitted national magazines to publish photos of the home's interior and its grounds, and opened her home to guests. "Occasional overflights are among those ordinary incidents of community life of which Streisand is part," Goodman wrote.
Bron: AP.
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