Privacy of Famous People and Their Children

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 PH. D Student of Private Law, Islamic Azad University of Arak.

2 Assistant Professor, Farabi Campus, Tehran University.

3 Assistant Professor, Islamic Azad University of Arak.

Abstract

The private secrets of famous people, those under the focus of public opinion of the society, like political and non-political celebrities such as artists, actors, athletes and models, are strongly favored by many people. Whether celebrities have the same privacy as ordinary people or whether the realm of their privacy is more limited than the rest of society, there are disagreements regarding the restriction of the privacy of celebrities and equality of that with others. According to the first theory, for lack of privacy of celebrities or at least limitation of its territory, some reasons are alleged such as lack of normal expectation, Iqdam Rule, Patternity of famous individuals, public benefits, right to know and critique of hypocrisy. Based on the second theory, the principle is that people in society are at a level of privacy and that just because people are famous or role models for others does not violate their privacy. According to this view, if celebrities are in a position to reasonably expect their privacy,  like others, their privacy should be respected. Reasonable expectations of privacy can be identified in components such as the place being monitored, the subject of the surveillance, the manner in which personal information is used, the means of surveillance, the satisfaction of the person subject to the privacy and the nature of the relationship.

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Public Law Knowledge Quarterly
Volume 9, Issue 30 - Serial Number 30
January 2021
Pages 117-140

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  • Receive Date: 25 July 2020
  • Revise Date: 03 October 2020
  • Accept Date: 09 February 2021

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