Read the following invasion of privacy scenario and answer t…

Read the following invasion of privacy scenario and answer the questions. This question is worth 10 points. Be thorough. Show you understand the invasion of privacy torts. Write about 200-250 words. Al Modem has generated his own website that focuses on alternative music in the Austin, Texas, area. The stylish site lists upcoming concerts and new record releases, provides information about upcoming dances, has music reviews, and features articles about new clubs, local performers and DJs. The site also carries real-time audio feeds from local musical events and permits users of the site to chat with one another periodically. Club owners and concert promoters help Al operate the site by paying a monthly fee to Al for inclusion of promotional pages on the site. A new club, the Chameleon, opened recently and Al got pictures of the opening from a local photographer. He scanned the photos onto the site and used them with a review of the new venue. One of the pictures showed film actor Christian Slater going into the club. The owners of the Chameleon loved the story about the club and the picture of Slater. Without getting Al’s permission, they made a copy of the photo and included it in their promotional page for the club. Remember, they pay Al each month to include this page on the site. The caption under the photo says: “The many-colored Chameleon club, a favorite nightspot for Hollywood’s Christian Slater.” Slater’s sister lives in Austin, learns about the use of the photo on the website, and informs her brother, who sues Al Modem and the owners of the Chameleon club. He argues that the use of his photo in Al’s story about the club amounts to giving publicity to private facts and that the use of his photo and name on the Chameleon’s promotion page is appropriation, a violation of his right to publicity. Answer the following questions: A. Was there intrusion when a photographer took photographs of actor Christian Slater inside a private club? Explain.  B. Was the use of the photo in Al Modem’s story a case of giving publicity to private facts? Explain. C. Was the use of the photo on the promotional page an appropriation? Explain. D. Would there be a case for false light if Slater has religious beliefs that prohibit drinking and he was pictured in a private club that serves alchol?  
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