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Torts - Right Of Privacy - Newsreel As Violation Of, Royal E. Thompson
Torts - Right Of Privacy - Newsreel As Violation Of, Royal E. Thompson
Michigan Law Review
Section 51 of the New York Civil Rights Law provides that: "Any person whose name, portrait or picture is used . . . for advertising purposes or for the purposes of trade without the written consent first obtained . . . may maintain an equitable action . . . to prevent and restrain the use thereof; and may also sue and recover damages for any injuries sustained by reason of such use . . . . " Held, publication by defendant of a newsreel showing plaintiff and other stout women exercising in a gymnasium with the aid of unique …