Ignoring the call for law reform: Is it time to expand the scope of protection for personal images uploaded on social networks?
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Article Title | Ignoring the call for law reform: Is it time to expand the scope of protection for personal images uploaded on social networks? |
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ERA Journal ID | 33984 |
Authors | Georgiades, Eugenia |
Journal Title | Tort Law Review |
Journal Citation | 26 (3), pp. 166-176 |
Number of Pages | 11 |
Year | 2019 |
Publisher | Lawbook Co. |
Place of Publication | Australia |
ISSN | 1039-3285 |
Web Address (URL) | https://search.informit.org/doi/abs/10.3316/agispt.20190806015074 |
Abstract | Social networks have changed the way in which people communicate, in particular the way that images are uploaded and shared online. While there are many benefits for the use of social networks, uploading personal images online are prone to misuse. This is highlighted with the Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica privacy breach, however the protection of personal images is limited and fragmented in Australia. There have been a number of calls for potential law reform for expanding the scope of legal protection under the common law however the law remains unchanged. This means that personal images that fall outside the scope of the current protection are bereft of protection and prone to misuse. This article examines whether the common law ought to be expanded to prevent the abuse of images that may not fall within the scope of a sensitive nature. |
Keywords | Law Reform; Social Networks |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 480603. Intellectual property law |
480706. Privacy and data rights | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Bond University |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/z5666/ignoring-the-call-for-law-reform-is-it-time-to-expand-the-scope-of-protection-for-personal-images-uploaded-on-social-networks
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