Outrageous invasions : celebrities' private lives, media, and the law

In Outrageous Invasions: Celebrities' Private Lives, Media, and the Law , Professor Robin D. Barnes examines the role and nature of privacy in Western democracies. Celebrities are routinely subjected to stalking, harassment, invasion of privacy, and defamation. These occurrences are often violations of their constitutional rights. Professor Barnes addresses growing concerns about the widespread immunity from liability enjoyed by United States tabloid publishers. Outrageous Invasions chronicles these experiences and the legal battles waged by celebrities in both the United States and European Union against a press corps that continuously invades their private lives. Professor Barnes analyzes doctrinal developments in cases from the United States Supreme Court and the High Courts of Europe. These cases demonstrate that American celebrities are entitled to, but not receiving, the same protections as their European counterparts. In Outrageous Invasions , Professor Barnes explains the value of the rights of the individual to democratic nations. She notes the importance of insuring appropriate protection for freedom of expression and associational freedom through meaningful regulation in the instances when speech rights collide with equally important values such as privacy and equality. Case of Von Hannover v. Germany -- Celebrities of the world unauthorized -- Public media, the quintessential role of a free press -- Nature of privacy in the hierarchy of fundamental rights -- Emergence of infotainment -- Public figures or public property -- U.S. courts' normative view of media invasion -- European courts' balanced response to media invasion -- Undue burdens on celebrity speech and association -- Pellucid case studies : John Lennon and Michael Jackson Case of Von Hannover v. Germany Celebrities of the world unauthorized Public media Fundamental nature of privacy The emergence of infotainment Public figures or public property U.S. courts' normative view of media invasion European courts' comprehensive approach to media invasion Undue burdens on celebrity speech and association John Lennon and Michael Jackson Conclusion.