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.
The suit asks that the defendants stop disseminating the photographs, which use “enhanced technology” and deprive Streisand “of the economic value of the use of the images of her property and residence.”
So is this suit about her privacy being invaded – - or is it about her not gaining any money for her already vast bank account from the use of the images?
Streisand’s suit alleges that detailed photographs of her property and residence she said were taken by Adelman and sold by Pictopia identify routes to enter her property and provide details on the residence’s features that can’t be seen from a public vantage point.
The suit cites past experiences with “stalkers, threats to her safety, and undesirable personalities” who Streisand says are now provided a “road map into her residence” by the Web site’s pictures.
Adelman, a retired Silicon Valley entrepreneur and millionaire, said he was “stunned” by the lawsuit, claiming his intent was to provide a baseline for conservationists and other land-use researchers interested in a detailed record of the coastline.
“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.”
Uh oh, Babs! There is that free speech again – - except this time it isn’t you exercising yours against the President of the United States…… it’s someone saying you stomped on theirs.
I find it amazing that this woman has to be complaining about something all the time – - is she really so self important?
Once again it is the “World According to Babs.” She is just a bitch – plain and simple.
I can understand both sides on this one. I wonder if she really wants $50million or is just trying to scare others from photographing her property in the future…Maybe she’s just ticked no one asked her permission or told her beforehand what was going on…I’m the mean lady that chases kids out of my yard and I’ll holler at you if you even “look” too hard at my Ms Kim Lilacs….a persons property is just that…it’s hers, if she doesn’t want you taking pics, than you shouldn’t.
This is the funniest act she has done since she played “Mega-Streisan” in South Park.
“What a bitch.”
Did’nt she try to sue the state of Ca, claiming her property line ends at the ocean at low tide. I don’t remenber if she won but i remember it was because she installed a fence to keep the public from walking on the beach in front of her her mansion.
Awwwww…. Babs is just upset because the sun was to the west and the shadow from her nose frightened everyone in the San Fernando Valley!
I am sure she is mad because she obviously feels that her property line extends vertically into perpetuity. She probably feels she owns some star cluster waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay out there.
…”is she really so self important?” Only in the eyes of the beholder, hers.
It never ceases to amaze me that people like “Babs” buy and build mansions on what used to be public property. They shut it all down to everyone. They are trying to close off a bunch of forest here in Montana. I’m glad they photographed her place. I don’t think she’d have a problem walking over someone elses property. I think she probably imagined the stalker- her nose blocked her view.
Stewart wrote:
…”is she really so self important?” Only in the eyes of the beholder, hers.
Hey… there may be a song in there somewhere.
H’lo all!
Bill here, about Babs’ waterfront pix probs..:)
It’s a bit late, but for anyone still reading this thread, PUH-LEEZE do yourself a favour, and link on over to Chris Muir’s great little cartoon strip, Day by Day (http://www.daybydaycartoon.com).
Today’s cartoon, which is Tuesday, 06-03-2003 (in case you see this later, the archive saves the pix in date format, you can go back to it) gives La Babs a proper treatment on this matter.. *glee*
Hopefully you’ll get at least as big a kick out of it as I did.
Be well out there.
Bill (a conservative Canadian)