European Court to rule on Max Mosley privacy laws call
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13341058
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Judges in Strasbourg are due to rule on ex-motorsports boss Max Mosley's bid to force newspapers to notify people before exposing their private lives.
In 2008, the UK High Court ruled the News of the World invaded his right to privacy by reporting on his sex life.
Mr Mosley says financial damages could not restore his reputation and has taken his call for "prior notification" to the European Court of Human Rights.
A victory could lead to new UK privacy laws, which newspaper bosses oppose.
If judges support Mr Mosley's case, the government might have to reinforce privacy laws, compelling editors to go to celebrities or public figures at the heart of a story before running it.
The move would fuel the row over the use of super-injunctions to protect certain people, usually celebrities, from the media spotlight.
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Public figures should be subject to public scrutiny - if they've got something to hide, then the public should decide how they feel about it ..... :mad:
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