Jason Garcia of the Orlando Sentinel reports: SeaWorld Orlando and the family of a park trainer drowned last month by a killer whale are preparing for a legal battle to prevent video footage of the accident from being aired on television or online. The parties have held talks with Jon Mills, an emeritus dean at…
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‘Hurt Locker’ Defamed Him, Real Army Sergeant Bomb-Defuser Says
Barbara Leonard reports: An Army veteran says the lead character in the Oscar-nominated film “The Hurt Locker” is based on his life defusing bombs in Iraq. He claims the movie misappropriated his likeness, invaded his privacy and defamed him by portraying him as “trailer trash,” with a “proclivity for fathering children out of wedlock,” and…
Class Says Internet Dating Site Loots Their Address Books
Maria Dinzeo reports: Internet dating site “WooMe.com” loots email address books for contacts and uses them to solicit new members with viral email that makes it appear the messages come from friends, according to a federal class action. The class claims that Irvine-based WooMe promises it will not use their personal email information when they…
EPIC Files Supreme Court Brief for Petitioner Privacy
From EPIC.org: EPIC has filed a “friend of the court” brief in the United States Supreme Court, urging the Justices to protect the privacy of those who sign petitions. In Doe v. Reed, the Court has been asked to determine whether the state of Washington may force disclosure of the names of citizens who have…