Northern Exposure cover. Via Amazon.If this had happened in Ireland, would the photos in this story (hat tip: Piste Off: Man Left Dangling With Full “Northern Exposure” at Ski Resort) be actionable having regard to Sinnott v Carlow Nationalist (discussed here, here, here, here and here), and if so, should they be?



4 Responses to “Quick question for privacy lawyers”
  1. TJ says:

    Two thoughts. The unfortunate skier doesn’t seem to be named or have his face visible in your links and without identification a Sinnott type claim would seem to fail. If he were identifiable then this is if anything a much stronger claim than Sinnott – this individual didn’t set out to draw attention to himself by competing in a public arena and any publication of the wardrobe malfunction would be intentional rather than negligent.

  2. Eoin says:

    I entirely agree that this would be a stronger case than Sinnott if he were identified. But ought this to be a privacy claim? I’m still not convinced about that.

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