by Kitsonista »
25 Sep 2007 09:59
zac naloen Leroy is the publisher - he distributed the pics
NOTW have not printed a pic other than Lita's sex face, he can hardly argue the toss here can he?
What pictures?
A. It's a video
B. He didn't "publish" anything.
The law relates to publishing of photographs in magazines and the like.
viewing or non-commercially showing such a photo in private, generally does not create legal exposure, at least in the United States.
Keep clutching at those straws though.
Beg to differ "To publish" in the UK is defined as:
To make information available and distribute it to the public.
Unless you could prove that Leroys intent was not to publish he could be charged under the Obscenity Laws, which prohibit the "publishing" of Offensive or Obscene material. By clicking on Send he's publishing, and it might be described as wreckless, but that's what he's done. Once sent to teammates he's effectively publishing it, by putting it in the public domain. You could argue that the teamates equal a private party, but a good lawyer would carve that up. The girl could sue for this as she does not appear to know what he's done and therefore did not give consent. This would be invasion of privacy at the least.
Overall though, he's been a bit of a k**b again. He's young, rich and not too bright. All said and done he's a footballer and they use their feet not their brains. If every guy his age could, they would. Steve should sit him down, talk to him and ask him to be a bit more careful. Also the rest of the team need to understand that what happens between them stays between them. What should be of more concern is which b*****d leaked it to the press. when he sent it Leroy couldn't know what a chain of events he'd started, but I bet he does now.
Liverpool fans are quick to pick up on anything like this, wait for the chants tonight.