Woman Sues Over 'Girls Gone Wild'

AP (via NY Times) ^ | January 22, 2002 | By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

[RedBloodedAmerican]

[g'nad]

Like she's never been naked in public before this...

[DETAILER]

Too bad. When I lived in Mobile, over ten years ago, one of the attractions of Mardi Gras in the Azalea City was that it was still family fare, unlike what had taken over New Orleans.

Ten years ago? You should see (N.O. that is) it now. Absolutely sickeninggathering of filth, of every kind you can imagine. It's all there, out in the open. The police are out of it unless it gets physical like snatch and grab robberies and fighting.

No place for a family.

[Phantom Lord]

What say you? Does she have a case? I would think not being that she was in a public place at a public event, and apparantly it would seem she 'posed' for the camera. Unless she is claiming that she had no idea that the guy staring at her through a video camera actually had video tape in it.

[Phantom Lord]

I would think that being in a public place at a public event would lend her to not have a case. Isnt that the law that the paparatzi (sp?) use to take photos of celebrities and sell them for money?

And I wonder if when she exposed her puppies for the camera man if she thought that he didnt have any video tape in his camera.

[cincinnati_Steve]

After the sun goes down, Mardi Gras hasn't been a "family affair" in the 20 years I've been going. The Quarter is wild pretty much nonstop during the late afternoon and evening. No surprise there, just as you shouldn't expect to have a wholesome family outing to Key West at Halloween.

[AppyPappy]

Whoa! Does she have a license to carry those?

[Physicist]

The police are out of it unless it gets physical like snatch and grab

Woah, now that would make for a raunchy video!

[Darth Reagan]

I waited and waited but it turns out that is not an animated gif file. Oh well, too bad.

[Don Myers]

I am sure the photos of her could have been much worse. Baring the breasts was probably quite tame compared to what she did later.

[FreeTally]

I would think that being in a public place at a public event would lend her to not have a case. Isnt that the law that the paparatzi (sp?) use to take photos of celebrities and sell them for money?

Im trying to recall what was discussed in my Public Relations class back in college, and I think it is not an issue with celebrities because they have "put themselves in the public arena" so to speak, and are fair game. The point of being a celebrity is that your picture is everywhere. Im not sure though, you may be right. I think a private individual, who has not put themselves in the public arena like a politician or actor/actress, is due compensation for use of their likeness. Like I said, I may be off. It will be interesting to see, that is, if this reaches court.

[stainlessbanner]

FSU: Where the girls are girls & the boys are too!

[RedBloodedAmerican]

Yes it is. Keep waiting.

[stainlessbanner]

You're gonna make poor Darth burn his eyes out!

[68skylark]

I am sure the photos of her could have been much worse.

Yeah, or 'better,' depending on how you look at it.

[Redcloak]

Becky Lynn Gritzke, a Florida State University business major,

Nice to know now that there's a name we can associate with "the twins".

[SeeRushToldU_So]

RE:Baring the breasts was probably quite tame compared to what she did later.

OK I'm biting. What did she do later?

[GraniteStateConservative]

SNL Transcript of "Girls Gone Wild" skit

[Phantom Lord]

I like Delbert's idea. If beads were of high enough value to get her to expose her breats, the video company should make her an out of court settlement offer to be paid in beads.

Even though she wouldnt accept (I suspect) it would be wonderful for them to actually submit the offer to her and get her reaction.