| ID: |
HARP-256 |
| Title: |
Canada Adjusts Privacy and Personality Rights |
| Source: |
IP Worldwide, May 1999 /, June 1999 |
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| Year: |
1999 |
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0 |
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| Keywords: |
advertisement, Canada, human rights, law, civil and political rights, right to privacy |
| Abstract: |
While a picture may be worth a thousand words, it may also cost unwary advertisers and publishers thousands of dollars. Canada’s laws on the right of an individual to control the use of his likeness, for commercial and other purposes, appear to have evolved from a situation where only the famous could claim any legal rights to one where any member of the public can seek legal redress. Two 1998 decisions — one involving the world-famous pianist Glenn Gould and another involving a formerly unknown young woman photographed sitting on the steps of a building — have forced a reconsideration of personality and privacy rights in Canada. These decisions have important implications for advertisers and anyone involved in advising on the content and appearance of advertisements in Canada. |
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Keywords: advertisement, Canada, civil and political rights, human rights, law, right to privacy
