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Copyright Photographs : Sheldon v Daybrook House Promotions Limited
In Sheldon v Daybrook House Promotions Limited the Claimant Mr Sheldon was a professional photographer and a member of the British Press Photographer’s Association. During 2011, the American pop star Ke$ha had a UK tour. Guests on the tour were LMFAO.
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Libel. Death of the claimant
In Harvey Smith v Bobby DHA [2013] EWHC 838 (QB) the Claimant had brought a defamation claim against the Defendant. The claim arose out of postings on an Internet site “Scooby.net” where they traded car parts.
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Privacy Law: RocknRoll v News Group Newspapers
We write as to the recent privacy law case of Rocknroll v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2013] EWHC 24. In July 2010, the Claimant attended a private fancy dress party to celebrate the 21st birthday party of his then wife’s sister. A series of photographs taken at the party were published on Facebook of a guest at the party, Mr James Pope. They were viewed on Mr Pope’s Facebook account and could be viewed by his 1,500 friends but were not generally available to the public.