Paparazzi doorstep ban
Paparazzi agency Big Pictures and its founder Darryn Lyons have agreed not to follow Sienna Miller nor to doorstep her at home as part of a £53,000 settlement for harassment and privacy. In a related case, The Sun and The News of the World paid her £35,000 in damages.
They will be allowed to photograph her in nightclubs, at red carpet dos and at other public events, the Guardian reports.
The Protection from Harassment Act 1997 (UK) allows a someone to sue over actions which cause them alarm or distress. To win the case, they have to show that the conduct of the defendent occurred in circumstances where a reasonable person would have realised harassment would be the effect.
The day-to-day activities of press photographers would not normally be considered harassment but they must take care that their behaviour would not be judged by a reasonable person to cause alarm or distress.
They will be allowed to photograph her in nightclubs, at red carpet dos and at other public events, the Guardian reports.
The Protection from Harassment Act 1997 (UK) allows a someone to sue over actions which cause them alarm or distress. To win the case, they have to show that the conduct of the defendent occurred in circumstances where a reasonable person would have realised harassment would be the effect.
The day-to-day activities of press photographers would not normally be considered harassment but they must take care that their behaviour would not be judged by a reasonable person to cause alarm or distress.
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