Saturday, December 31, 2005
AP Dec 30: "A new California law goes into effect that increases penalties against overly aggressive photographers. . . They'll now be liable for three times the damages they inflict, plus lose any payments their published photos might earn. Publishers can also be held liable.[...]
Though the legislation is aimed at paparazzi photographers, it could have "a chilling effect" on newspapers and other media, said Jim Ewert, legal counsel for the California Newspaper Publishers Association.
"This law now gives (celebrities) the ability to quash a photograph, and potentially a story (resulting from the photograph), with a frivolous lawsuit in an attempt to keep the public from being informed," he said. "The Constitution demands a little bit higher standard before the government puts the kibosh on a newspaper's ability to publish that story."
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Ewert, counsel for the California Newspaper Publishers Assn., questioned the constitutionality.
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