Streisand files $50 million lawsuit over aerial photos

AP ^ | Thursday, May 29, 2003 | BRUCE HARING

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Barbra Streisand is suing an aerial photographer and his associates for $50 million, claiming pictures they provide to others of her Malibu home and property violates her right to privacy.

Photographer Kenneth Adelman, 39, of Watsonville; his Web hosting service, Level 42; and Pictopia, a photo agency that disseminates his work, were named in the suit. It was filed May 20 in Los Angeles Superior Court and alleges five counts of privacy intrusion, including violation of the state's anti-paparazzi act.

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Hey, are sure that's the right house?
Compare it to photo 3850.

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That can't be her house. I don't see any clotheslines in the yard. Surely she is not using (gasp!) an electric clothes dryer!

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Laundry? I once had a cleaning lady who told me that some of the very rich wear things only once and toss them.

[TC Rider]

Laundry? I once had a cleaning lady who told me that some of the very rich wear things only once and toss them.

We know Hillary used to take a deduction on her taxes for donating Bill's used underwear to Goodwill.

Ewwwwww!

[Michael.SF.]

demanding that we "immediately cease and desist from photographing and displaying and identifying photographs of Ms. Streisand's home on the website.

OK, I have read all comments above and am going to have to say that BS has a valid point. Consider the following:

1. What purpose is served by specifically identifying her home on the website? All the purported reasons for the research can be accomplished w/o specifically identifying the property as hers. I wonder how many other homes are identified by owner?

2. There are lots of kooks out there (BS is one of them). Someone could gain information from the website, which could then be used to assist that person in causing her harm.

3. Her lawyers did ask them to cease and desist. They could easily have stopped identifying her house w/o losing any free speech rights.

50 million? Yes, ridiculous. The fact that it is an environmental activist website, yes she is a hypocrite.

But there is some validity in her complaint.

[Pyro7480]

Babz better watch out for the next California earthquake. It could cause a landslide, and it will take the house with it, along with anyone inside.

[Michael.SF.]

We know Hillary used to take a deduction on her taxes for donating Bill's used underwear to Goodwill.

With or without skid marks?

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I agree but it's fun to see liberals attacking each other. If you can read the filed complaint with an adobe reader there's loads of unintentional laughs. She's upset the location of the parasols around her pool are revealed among other things.

[Michael.SF.]

She's upset the location of the parasols around her pool are revealed among other things.

LOL. Well, I did say that BS is one of the "kooks."

That is too funny. I will try to take a look at it later. Thanks.

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Look carefully at Post #35: Streisand's corrupt complex is an environmental nightmare.

How in God's Name did the California Coastal Commission and the local zoning commission ever approve this colossal ugly monstrosity??? Were there bribes to get the obvious extreme variances needed to build this FuhrerBunker?? It is a desecration of the beautiful Coast.

And where does the presumably endless supply of sewage from Babs drain into?? Obviously it drains into the ocean.

Gosh if I didn't know better, I would swear Babs is a massive liar and complete environmental hypocrite when she curses out Bush and the Pubbies' environmental policies.

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Babs is very, very paranoid, probably psychotic. He contracts include legal stipulations that "little people" not be allowed to directly look at her. Hillary barks out identical demands.

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Babs is very, very paranoid, probably psychotic. Her contracts include legal stipulations that "little people" not be allowed to directly look at her. Hillary barks out identical demands.

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Babs is very, very paranoid, probably psychotic. Her contracts include legal stipulations that "little people" not be allowed to directly look at her. Hillary barks out identical demands.

[Alouette]

Her contracts include legal stipulations that "little people" not be allowed to directly look at her.

That is for the public protection, as some unfortunates who did have turned to stone.

[Night Hides Not]

Hey, as soon as she wins her lawsuit, I'm going to file a similar lawsuit against the Dallas Central Appraisal District. Over the past year, they've added a picture of each house to the property locator.

I figure, if Babs can do it, why can't I?

Time to remove the sarcasm tag...I'm just glad they took the picture after the lawn crew did their work. Actually, I was quite pleased with the picture.

Rich people and lawyers...a match made in hell.

[RightWhale]

"I think there's a free speech issue here," he said. "The photographs were taken in a public place where she doesn't have a reasonable expectation of privacy."

free speech issue? Nah.
public place? Airspace is owned by fedgov, it is public, and private citizens are allowed by permission.
privacy? Implicit in the Constitution, but rapidly becoming a historical curiosity.

Both BS and Adelman inhabit worlds of their own imagination. Adelman should win, but shouldn't have been attacked by BS in the first place. Countersuit.

[DoughtyOne]

To be honest I wasn't sure whether the house I posted was the right one or not. I found it and thought it might be. I wasn't trying to make the claim that it was, but rather to ridicule her for even raising the matter.

Money seems pretty important to Barbara. Note that she deserves $50 million if someone does something to her. I'm going out on a limb here, but I'll bet she resents the hell out of the tax cut that will help people get their own money back even though it'll only be a few thousand at best.

Once again, the mighty hypocrit has raised it's ugly head.

[RightWhale]

Money seems pretty important to Barbara.

She really is 'the material girl.' Madonna by contrast is actually a human being.

[winner3000]

I don't think she NEEDS that big a house. Anything beyond a 2 bedroom house for a single person is luxury that should be taxed away (liberal parody).

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That could be another house she owns or perhaps another building on that estate since there is enough foliage to hide it in the coastal picture. However you slice it for the Malibu area that is one huge place. I have a feeling $50 million might be how much she has sunk into the place. She may feel life there has become intolerable since this invasion of privacy.

If you read the complaint they are asking $10 million and she says she will donate the amount to charity if she wins. There are other amounts one which mentions triple damages...that would bring the total up to $40 million. The complaint is 22 pages and it took a while to wade through with my slow computer.