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JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION

How much legal protection, if any, should celebrities have from paparazzi?

Have Your Say Oct. 16, 2009 - 04:35AM JST ( 15 )

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theproOct. 16, 2009 - 07:50AM JST

The same as any other citizens...
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some14someOct. 16, 2009 - 07:51AM JST

Nil. Deprive legal status to paparazzi, win-win !
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smartacusOct. 16, 2009 - 08:22AM JST

Some celebs and their agents use the paparazzi when it suits them and then squawk about invasion of privacy when it doesn't suit them. Personally, I am not the least bit interested in celebrities' lifestyles and I don't see why anyone would read those tabloids just to see a candid shot of someone or grab the first look at Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's babies. Who cares? However, I do think paparazzi go a bit far when they use a telephoto lens from miles away to take photos of an actress bathing topless or whatever.

I remember this issue was the hot topic when Princess Diana died in 1997. The paparazzi were everybody's favorite villains at that time. But nothing seems to have been done about them, although I understand that California has just passed an anti-paparazzi law.
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KallyPygousOct. 16, 2009 - 08:30AM JST

The paparazzi are the preachers of the cult of celebrity. Use privacy laws as strictly as possible against them, whilst at the same time banning the use of paparazzi images in tabloids. Instead, let them point their lenses at politicians. Interestingly, the paparazzi don't seem to have as much power in Japan as in other countries. You never read about or see nip-slip photos of Japanese celebrities and we only see the embarrassing telephoto lens images when the media have decided it's time to go in for the kill, rather than all the time and any time as in the rest of the world. Perhaps there's something to be said for giving away 90% of your earnings to your agent after all.
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spudmanOct. 16, 2009 - 08:40AM JST

double sided coin. If they actively use them in promotion they are fair game. Families to if the celebrity puts their kids in the public spotlight.
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RandomTaskOct. 16, 2009 - 01:15PM JST

Photographers should need written permission from the subject.
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AltriaOct. 16, 2009 - 01:42PM JST

How much legal protection, if any, should paparazzi have from celebrities?

None! Punching a nosy photographer in the face and smashing his camera shouldn't be a crime.
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ratpackOct. 16, 2009 - 02:20PM JST

Nil. But if you are photographed in your own home doing whatever you do in your time that should be called invasion of privacy and lawsuits if any material is published without your consent. Other than that....open slather.
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combinibentoOct. 16, 2009 - 02:47PM JST

Laws already sufficiently protect people - peons and celebrities alike - against harassment, trespassing, battery and invasion of privacy. No need to give anyone more protection than others are entitled to.
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sakurasukiOct. 16, 2009 - 07:22PM JST

That's the consequence of becoming public figures a.k. celebrities.
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CosOct. 16, 2009 - 09:14PM JST

I don't think the law in Japan protects anybody (celeb or not) against the paparazzi and other stalkers.
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humblesamuraiOct. 16, 2009 - 11:04PM JST

celebrities in their personal time and private time should have the same freedom and protection as normal people, not more not less, if there is any for normal people.
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LoveUSAOct. 17, 2009 - 03:38PM JST

All paparazi are perverts and should be jailed.
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flateartherOct. 17, 2009 - 04:04PM JST

It depends on the paparazzo, really. In CA, a lot of the people they hire are pure criminals, ex-gang members with records a mile long. Some of them are really terrifying people, which is why the companies hire them, to intimidate stars. They also have tricks of the trade they learned from their days on the street, stuff like how to break into someone's home, how to follow people, etc. These are not your average photogs just looking to take a nice picture, they are thugs.

Ever wonder why some stars have that look of terror in pics sometimes? It's not just because they're shocked at being caught.
There isn't enough money in the world to convince me that being a celeb is worth it nowadays. Everyone should be protected from these people and there needs to be a law put in place that bars people with criminal records and known gang ties from getting a job as paparazzi.

I'm not saying that all paparazzi are thugs/ex gang-members, but a sizable majority of them are, and that's scary.
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BadseyOct. 17, 2009 - 06:49PM JST

I use my "virtual idols" and look alikes to keep the paparazzi at bay. That way you seem to be everywhere at once and your boring life looks more interesting.

You need to be sort of hip to get people to dress like you though. And of course when the virtual idols rebel that can be hell also.

It is rumored that Paris Hilton utilizes a whole talent agency for her look-alikes.