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What law in Hong Kong prevent taking picture of celebrity of the entertainment industry?         


Author: ltlee1
Date: Nov 1, 2006 04:23

http://www.zaobao.com/special/realtime/2006/11/061101_17.html

女佣潜病房偷拍肥肥 被判坐牢4周

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It is surprising because entertainment celebrities primarily sell their
image
for a living. Of course, they are still artists. But their artistry is
closely
connected to their image. Many also manipulate the media to project a
different
image at different time to gain fans.

A maid of the hospital taking a picture is inherently no different from
the hospital
having a monitor. To be sure, the maid could be and should be fired
for violation
hospital rule. Why is the compelling government interest to prosecute
her?
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Re: What law in Hong Kong prevent taking picture of celebrity of the entertainment industry?         


Author: PeterL
Date: Nov 1, 2006 09:32

ltlee1 wrote:
> http://www.zaobao.com/special/realtime/2006/11/061101_17.html
>
> 女佣潜病房偷拍肥肥 被判坐牢4周
>
> --------------------
>
> It is surprising because entertainment celebrities primarily sell their
> image
> for a living. Of course, they are still artists. But their artistry is
> closely
> connected to their image. Many also manipulate the media to project a
> different
> image at different time to gain fans.

McDonalds sell hamburgers. But you can't go steal a McDonalds
hamburger. Celebrities own their images. When you steal it it's
theft.
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Re: What law in Hong Kong prevent taking picture of celebrity of the entertainment industry?         


Author: ltlee1
Date: Nov 1, 2006 10:01

PeterL wrote:
> ltlee1 wrote:
>> http://www.zaobao.com/special/realtime/2006/11/061101_17.html
>>
>> 女佣潜病房偷拍肥肥 被判坐牢4周
>>
>> --------------------
>>
>> It is surprising because entertainment celebrities primarily sell their
>> image
>> for a living. Of course, they are still artists. But their artistry is
>> closely
>> connected to their image. Many also manipulate the media to project a
>> different
>> image at different time to gain fans.
>
> McDonalds sell hamburgers. But you can't go steal a McDonalds
> hamburger. Celebrities own their images. When you steal it it's
> theft.
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Re: What law in Hong Kong prevent taking picture of celebrity of the entertainment industry?         


Author: PeterL
Date: Nov 1, 2006 11:24

ltlee1 wrote:
> PeterL wrote:
>> ltlee1 wrote:
>>> http://www.zaobao.com/special/realtime/2006/11/061101_17.html
>>>
>>> 女佣潜病房偷拍肥肥 被判坐牢4周
>>>
>>> --------------------
>>>
>>> It is surprising because entertainment celebrities primarily sell their
>>> image
>>> for a living. Of course, they are still artists. But their artistry is
>>> closely
>>> connected to their image. Many also manipulate the media to project a
>>> different
>>> image at different time to gain fans.
>>
>> McDonalds sell hamburgers. But you can't go steal a McDonalds
>> hamburger. Celebrities own their images. When you steal it it's
>> theft. ...
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Re: What law in Hong Kong prevent taking picture of celebrity of the entertainment industry?         


Author: ltlee1
Date: Nov 1, 2006 12:45

PeterL wrote:
> ltlee1 wrote:
>> PeterL wrote:
>>> ltlee1 wrote:
>>>> http://www.zaobao.com/special/realtime/2006/11/061101_17.html
>>>>
>>>> 女佣潜病房偷拍肥肥 被判坐牢4周
>>>>
>>>> --------------------
>>>>
>>>> It is surprising because entertainment celebrities primarily sell their
>>>> image
>>>> for a living. Of course, they are still artists. But their artistry is
>>>> closely
>>>> connected to their image. Many also manipulate the media to project a
>>>> different
>>>> image at different time to gain fans.
>>>
>>> McDonalds sell hamburgers. But you can't go steal a McDonalds
>>> hamburger. Celebrities own their images. When you steal it it's ...
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Re: What law in Hong Kong prevent taking picture of celebrity of the entertainment industry?         


Author: PeterL
Date: Nov 1, 2006 13:32

ltlee1 wrote:
>>>
>> Patient privacy rights. The fact that someone is in the hospital is in
>> and of itself a piece of confidential information.
>
> How so?
> Let us say I recognize X in hospital Y. I tell my friend the
> information.
> Are you saying that I am violating X's privacy? That is nonsense.

Yes that would be nonsense because you are not an employee of the
hospital. Higher standards are applied to employees, even the lowest
level of employees.
>
>> Maybe she didn't
>> want anyone to know that she was in the hospital.
>
> Then she shouldn't enter the hospital. Many celebrities choose to
> go somewhere else for operations where the locals don't know them.
>
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Re: What law in Hong Kong prevent taking picture of celebrity of the entertainment industry?         


Date: Nov 1, 2006 14:16

ltlee1 wrote:
> http://www.zaobao.com/special/realtime/2006/11/061101_17.html
>
> 女佣潜病房偷拍肥肥 被判坐牢4周
>
> --------------------
> [...]
> A maid of the hospital taking a picture is inherently no different
> from the hospital having a monitor. To be sure, the maid could
> be and should be fired for violation hospital rule. Why is
> the compelling government interest to prosecute her?

I don't know about HK Law on this matter, but the comparison between
a monitor and the photo is invalid. The patient gives up some
privacy and allows himself to be monitored so that he can receive
the proper medical treatment. He does not gives up his privacy and
allows to be photographed so that the maid can have a show-and-
tell.
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Re: What law in Hong Kong prevent taking picture of celebrity of the entertainment industry?         


Author: ltlee1
Date: Nov 1, 2006 14:27

PeterL wrote:
> ltlee1 wrote:
>>>>
>>> Patient privacy rights. The fact that someone is in the hospital is in
>>> and of itself a piece of confidential information.
>>
>> How so?
>> Let us say I recognize X in hospital Y. I tell my friend the
>> information.
>> Are you saying that I am violating X's privacy? That is nonsense.
>
> Yes that would be nonsense because you are not an employee of the
> hospital. Higher standards are applied to employees, even the lowest
> level of employees.
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Re: What law in Hong Kong prevent taking picture of celebrity of the entertainment industry?         


Author: ltlee1
Date: Nov 1, 2006 14:42

Tak To wrote:
> ltlee1 wrote:
>
>> http://www.zaobao.com/special/realtime/2006/11/061101_17.html
>>
>> 女佣潜病房偷拍肥肥 被判坐牢4周
>>
>> --------------------
>> [...]
>> A maid of the hospital taking a picture is inherently no different
>> from the hospital having a monitor. To be sure, the maid could
>> be and should be fired for violation hospital rule. Why is
>> the compelling government interest to prosecute her?
>
> I don't know about HK Law on this matter, but the comparison between
> a monitor and the photo is invalid. The patient gives up some
> privacy and allows himself to be monitored so that he can receive
> the proper medical treatment. He does not gives up his privacy and
> allows to be photographed so that the maid can have a show-and-
> tell. ...
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Re: What law in Hong Kong prevent taking picture of celebrity of the entertainment industry?         


Author: Khitanian
Date: Nov 2, 2006 00:57

ltlee1 wrote:
> PeterL wrote:
>
>>ltlee1 wrote:
>>
>>>>Patient privacy rights. The fact that someone is in the hospital is in
>>>>and of itself a piece of confidential information.
>>>
>>>How so?
>>>Let us say I recognize X in hospital Y. I tell my friend the
>>>information.
>>>Are you saying that I am violating X's privacy? That is nonsense.
>>
>>Yes that would be nonsense because you are not an employee of the
>>hospital. Higher standards are applied to employees, even the lowest
>>level of employees.
>
>
> But then it is between a hospital and its employees.
> In addition, the hospital could sue the employee for violation the ...
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