Wednesday, 10 October 2012

Post #4: The Kate Middleton Publication Ban

While I was researching more about my blog topic, I heard about the Kate Middleton scandal. The French based magazine titled Closer took pictures of Kate while she was sun tanning topless in France (Huffington Post, 2012).

The paparazzi always follow Kate Middleton because she is considered royalty, and I feel that Kate deserves a break. Like the rest of us, she is human and should be allowed her privacy.
The Editor of Closer feels that his company has done nothing wrong and that he has every right to publish the pictures of Kate Middleton (Huffington Post, 2012).
Do you agree or disagree with the editor?
The Royal family has asked a United Kingdom court to enforce a publication ban against Closer and the pictures they have in their possession. The court granted the request and agreed that Closer magazine had no right to take the photos. The magazine was asked to give the pictures to Kate Middleton and Prince William. They will be charged eight thousand pounds if further pictures are released (Sonwalkar, 2012).
Here is a youtube video that I think you should watch to get a better idea about the issue.


Publication bans exist all around the world and I have given you examples from Canada and the United Kingdom.

In my future posts I will be blogging about cameras in the courtroom and why (in my view) they are not a good idea.

References
American Broadcasting Corporation. (2012, September 17).Kate Middleton Topless Photos: Palace Seeks Publication Ban in UK. [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=va2vEmt2sI0
 
Huffington Post. (2012). Kate Middleton Topless Photos: Nude Images of the Duchess
 
Sonwalkar, P. (2012). French Court Bans Future Publications of Kate Middleton’s
Topless Photos. Retrieved from http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report_french-court-bans-future-publication-of-kate-middleton-s-topless-photos_1742453
 
 


 
 
 

 

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