Legal Question in Technology Law in Virginia
I see 1000's of nude fake celeb photos on the web altered by programs like photoshop,ex: i search google and find a pic of Taylor Swift,put her face on a nude body and post it to a blog,is that legal?
Asked on 12/18/10, 3:54 pm
2 Answers from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson
Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson
Yes, indeed, perfectly (if quite pathetically) legal under new standards for libel applying to so-called public figures first articulated by the U.S. Supreme
Court in the famous case of The New York Times v. Sullivan nearly 50 years ago
(March 1964).
Answered on 12/23/10, 5:31 pm
Michael Hendrickson
Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson
And, yes, it should also be noted that the individuals who engage in the
kind of moronic behaviour as described in this question, must be in every sense of the term, truly MORONS--and likely fast-headed in a moral spiral towards the pit of human degradation.
Answered on 12/24/10, 8:49 am