Invasion to Right of Privacy

Question 1

4 branches or kinds of wrongs

Answer 1

1. Appropriation: use of P’s name or pic for commercial advantage
2. Intrusion: invasion of P’s physical seclusion in a highly offensive way to the ordinary person
3. False light: widespread dissemination of a material falsehood about P that would be highly offensive to another person (gossip)
4. Disclosure: widespread dissemination of confidential info about P that’s highly offensive to average person e.g., release of meds

Question 2

Defenses to IRP

Answer 2

consent

privileges