Pember Chp 8 Invasion of Privacy: Publication of Private Information & False Light

Which of the following would provide a plaintiff with a strong chance of winning a private facts lawsuit? Group of answer choices. A) None of these would give a plaintiff much of a chance of winning. B) Posting a video on the Internet of a man and woman having sexual relations in a car parked in a public parking lot at an airport. C) Publication of the school records of a student charged with shooting a classmate during a gym class.. D) Publication of the contents of a conversation between a man and a woman sitting in a booth in a Denny's restaurant that was overheard by a reporter.

A) None of these would give a plaintiff much of a chance of winning.

To win a lawsuit for the publication of private facts, the plaintiff must show that To win a lawsuit for the publication of private facts, the plaintiff must show that Group of answer choices A) all of the above are correct. B) the revelations would be highly offensive to a reasonable person. C) the public would not have a legitimate interest in the facts.the facts were private. D.) the facts were private.

A) all of the above are correct.

The two areas of the law of privacy that currently seem most affected by the Internet are Group of answer choices A) public disclosure of private facts and intrusion. B) appropriation and intrusion. C) false light and private facts.. appropriation and public D) disclosure of private facts.

C wrong

Publication of private facts cases are the easiest type of privacy case for a plaintiff to win. True/False

False

While most courts in libel actions have rejected the notion of the involuntary public figure, courts have generally recognized this concept in privacy cases. True/False

True

Which of the four invasion of privacy torts has received the least recognition by state courts? A) Intrusion B) False light C) Appropriation D) Publication of private facts

pick A wrong

If Debra Price sued a newspaper for invasion of privacy after it reported that in 1971 she was arrested for planting a bomb under a police car during a protest demonstration, most courts would rule Group of answer choices A) that the statute of limitations for the lawsuit had expired.. that it is permissible to relate stories about a person's past public life. B) that the publication of such information today no longer has any public interest and is an invasion of her privacy.. C) that publishing a story about her arrest was an invasion of privacy because the newspaper did not report whether she had been convicted of the charge.

pick D) wrong

To succeed in a cause of action for public disclosure of private facts, the private fact must be communicated: Group of answer choices A) by the defendant for at least five business days. B) to one person other than the plaintiff and the defendant. C) by the defendant for at least a 24-hour period. D) to the public at large.

pick A wrong