High School Paper's Next Lesson in Court

[The Straight Story]

High School Paper's Next Lesson in Court


MIAMI (CN) - A student at Ronald Reagan High School claims the school newspaper defamed him by using his photo without his consent to illustrate a story about sexually transmitted diseases.

Kenneth Clements claims the school newspaper, the Reagan Advocate, used him "as the poster child for a teen with sexually transmitted disease, even though there was absolutely no basis to conclude he had contracted such a disease."

Clements was a senior on Feb. 4, 2011, when the Advocate ran the story under the headline, "Teens Stay Quiet About STD's," with a photo of him with an X over his mouth, according to his complaint.
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Clements claims the photo "implied the plaintiff was covertly hiding the alleged sexually transmitted disease, and thus implying the plaintiff may knowingly be transmitting the disease to other persons, which is utterly despicable and utterly false."

http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/01/25/43320.htm

[msongs]

1. sounds like he may have a good case here... nt

[The Straight Story]

2. It is interesting when you think about

If someone were to use a stock photo (et al) of a person in some sort of ad/article and others recognize that person - say in a job interview, at a bar - if it has any effect.

Suppose your image was used in something like "Stop hate and racism in America" with a swastika, some klan pics, and your pic in the center...

[GodlessBiker]

3. I agree. Should be interesting.