New California Law Hits Aggressive Paparazzi, the Purveyors of Pix, Right in the Pocketbook
Deseret News (Salt Lake City) › January 13, 2006
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LOS ANGELES -- They lurk in bushes, camp out in cars and hover in helicopters. Some are brazen enough to openly brandish their cameras like old Western gunslingers.
They may be hated, but their work -- candid pictures of celebs in unguarded moments -- is coveted. They are the paparazzi, purveyors of pix that are the lifeblood of the weekly star-tracking mags and tabs. Their photos demand huge sums of money and are circulated worldwide. And as the public hunger for such glossy grist has grown, they've become ever more relentless and ruthless. But starting Jan. 1, there were some new reins on the paparazzi parade.See the full content of this document
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New California Law Hits Aggressive Paparazzi, the Purveyors of Pix, Right in the Pocketbook
That's when a new California law went into effect that increases penalties against overly aggressive photographers -- dubbed "stalkerazzi" -- who forcefully thrust their cameras into famous faces or crash their car into a celebrity's vehicle. They'll now be liable for three times the ...
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