• resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world
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    In 2003, the American singer and actress Barbra Streisand sued the photographer, Kenneth Adelman, and Pictopia.com for US$50 million for violation of privacy.[4][5][6] The lawsuit sought to remove Image 3850, labeled as “Streisand Estate, Malibu”, an aerial photograph in which Streisand’s mansion was visible, from the publicly available California Coastal Records Project of 12,000 California coastline photographs. As the project’s goal was to document coastal erosion to influence government policymakers, privacy concerns of homeowners were deemed to be of minor or no importance.[7][8][9][10][11]

    Here’s the picture. I don’t know why you’re making up bullshit.

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        And a hundred others. In public view. Not showing anything private. That was in a public database. That she sued someone for $50M because she didn’t like the criticism that she was callous to the environment.

        Obvious nuisance SLAPP lawsuit.

        Hope those billionaire boots taste good, at least.

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          I can see both sides. I wouldn’t want my name publicly attached to a photo of my house either. Though I guess everything’s out there if you go hunting.