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You are going to read a text about lack of privacy, the price of fame that celebrities have to pay for their luxurious lives. Or do they? Do they have similar rights to privacy as anybody else or should they be treated differently since they get benefits from being famous? If you would like to get answers to these questions read the text below.
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The Price of FameFor many celebrities, living in the limelightin the limelight comes at a price, sometimes too high to pay, because it means losing privacy and being treated like a commoditycommodity rather than a human being. When we look at this issue from the perspective of celebrities, we can see the extent of this problem and what unpleasant experiences it often involves.
First of all, famous people lose their privacy due to being in gossip magazinesgossip magazines and celebrity gossip websites, where a lot of information about them is additionally distorteddistorted or fabricatedfabricated by journalists so that it should sound sensationalsensational. They also have to deal with ubiquitousubiquitous paparazzipaparazzi, chasing them unrelentinglyunrelentingly in the streets, in restaurants, fitness clubs or even their children’s schools, and trying to take a photo in the most private, uncomfortable or embarrassing moments. They encounter infatuatedinfatuated fans, begging for an autograph or a picture, or camping near their homes in the hope of having a conversation or making friends with them. Finally, they attract stalkersstalkers who are imagining thingsimagining things about them, such as having a romantic relationship with them or knowing them better than anybody else. Such people harassharass their famous victims mercilesslymercilessly, both physically and psychologically, following them or writing emails with threatsthreats. And all these people think that they have a right to do this because in their opinion a famous person in fact belongs to the public.
Some people argue that it is not such a big price to pay when compared to all the vast richesvast riches and privilegesprivileges that fame brings. When you become a celebrity, you have to accept the reality that you lose your privacy and that from now on you will be gossiped about, scrutinised, laughed at, but also loved by fans. That is what being in the public eyebeing in the public eye means. Besides, you need public interest for your job, so do not complain about losing your privacy.
The subject of celebrities’ right to privacy is very complexcomplex, as in many countries there are laws which are contradictorycontradictory to each other: on the one hand, some of them guarantee constitutional protection of citizens’ rightscitizens’ rights to safety and privacy, on the other hand, some other laws grantgrant increased freedom of expressionfreedom of expression to the press. Even if there are constitutional laws about privacy, they are often violatedviolated when it comes towhen it comes to celebrities, causing numerous legal battleslegal battles in the Supreme and High Courts of many countries, and the verdicts varyvary significantly, depending on where the case was heard. The biggest difference can be seen in the privacy laws given to European celebrities versus those granted to American stars. In the United States, the right to privacy is almost always trumpedtrumped by the First Amendment.
The question then is if we should regardregard every celebrity asas a public figurepublic figure, and if their private lives should be treated as “matters of public interest”. It is a different case, for example, with politicians, who are often well‑known and recognised figures, but at the same time they are public servantspublic servants so their activities are and should be of public interest. That also includes pictures of such activities. However, if the photographs are not of public interest, as it usually is the case with celebrities, they should not be published without the person’s permissionpermission. This would be a respectfulrespectful way of treating a person’s private and family life, but unfortunately in many countries such regulations either do not exist or, if they do, they are not complied withcomplied with by most individuals, especially members of the media.
Źródło: Agnieszka Sękiewicz‑Magoń, dostępny w internecie: Right of Publicity, https://www.mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/1011/right-of-publicity [dostęp 4.04.2022], Celebrities and the First Amendment: Broader Protection Against the Unauthorized Publication of Photographs the Unauthorized Publication of Photographs, https://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2163&context=ilj&httpsredir=1&referer= [dostęp 4.04.2022], licencja: CC BY-SA 3.0.
Based on information in the text, answer the questions below using full sentences.
Why might being famous be a problem for celebrities?
Which of the mentioned types of people who harass celebrities show positive feelings towards them?
What does it mean that laws are often contradictory?
What is the difference between European and American interpretations of privacy laws?
Why shouldn’t celebrities’ photos be published without their permission?
Słownik
/ ˈbiːɪŋ ɪn ðə ˌpʌblɪk aɪ /
bycie na widoku publicznym, bycie na świeczniku
/ ˈsɪtɪzənz raɪts /
prawa obywatelskie
/ kəˈmɒdɪti /
towar, artykuł (a good that can be bought or sold)
/ ˈkɒmpleks /
złożony/złożona, skomplikowany/skomplikowana
/ kəmˈplaɪd wɪð /
przestrzegane
/ ˌkɒntrəˈdɪktəri /
sprzeczny/sprzeczna, przeciwstawny/przeciwstawna
/ dɪˈstɔːtɪd /
zniekształcony/zniekształcona (false or misleading)
/ ˈfæbrɪkeɪtɪd /
sfabrykowany/sfabrykowana, wymyślony/wymyślona
/ ˈfɜ:st əˈmendmənt /
Pierwsza Poprawka (do konstytucji Stanów Zjednoczonych)
/ ˈfriːdəm əv ɪkˈspreʃn̩ /
wolność wypowiedzi, wolność wyrażania opinii
/ ˈɡɒsɪp ˌmæɡəˈziːnz / / ˈɡɒsɪp ˌmæɡəˈziːn /
magazyny plotkarskie [magazyn plotkarski]
/ ɡrɑːnt /
przyznać, udzielać
/ ˈhærəs /
nękać
/ ɪˈmædʒɪnɪŋ ˈthetaɪŋz / / ɪˈmædʒɪn ˈthetaɪŋz /
wyobrażają sobie niestworzone rzeczy [wyobrażać sobie niestworzone rzeczy]
/ ɪnˈfætʃʊeɪtɪd /
zadurzony/zadurzona, zauroczony/zauroczona (foolishly or unreasonably attracted to or in love with somebody)
/ ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪtɪŋ /
onieśmielający/onieśmielająca, zastraszający/zastraszająca (threatening)
/ ɪn ðə ˈlaɪmlaɪt /
w świetle reflektorów, w centrum uwagi
/ ˈliːɡl̩ ˈbætl̩z /
batalie sądowe
/ ˈmɜːsɪlɪsli /
niemiłosiernie, bezlitośnie (without mercy)
/ aʊtˈreɪdʒəs /
oburzający/oburzająca (violating morality or shocking because strange)
/ ˌpæpəˈrætse / / ˌpapəˈratsəʊ /
paparazzi (l.mn.) [paparazzo (l. poj.)] (a freelance photographer who pursues celebrities trying to take photographs of them to sell to newspapers or magazines)
/ pəˈmɪʃn̩ /
pozwolenie
/ ˈpriːvɪəs /
poprzedni
/ ˈprɪvəlɪdʒɪz / / ˈprɪvəlɪdʒ /
przywileje [przywilej]
/ ˌpʌblɪk ˈfɪɡə /
osoba publiczna
/ ˌpʌblɪk ˈsɜːvənts / / ˌpʌblɪk ˈsɜːvənt /
urzędnicy państwowi [urzędnik państwowy / urzędniczka państwowa]
/ rɪˈɡɑːd æz /
uważać za
/ rɪˈspektfəl /
(odnoszący/odnosząca się) z szacunkiem (characterized by respect)
/ sɪnˈseɪʃn̩əl /
sensacyjny/sensacyjna
/ ˈskruːtɪnaɪzd /
bacznie obserwowany/obserwowana (examined with great care or detail)
/ ˈstɔːkəz / / ˈstɔːkə /
natręci, stalkerzy [stalker/stalkerka]
/ thetarets / / thetaret /
groźby [groźba]
/ trʌmpt / / trʌmp /
podważone [podważać, przewyższać, być ważniejszym niż]
/ juːˈbɪkwɪtəs /
wszędobylski/wszędobylska, wszechobecny/wszechobecna
/ ˌʌnrɪˈlentɪŋli /
zawzięcie, nieubłaganie
/ ˈveəri /
różnić się
/ vɑːst ˈrɪtʃɪz /
ogromne bogactwa
/ ˈvaɪəleɪtɪd /
naruszane, łamane
/ wen ˈɪt ˈkʌmz tuː /
gdy chodzi o
Źródło: GroMar Sp. z o.o., licencja: CC BY‑SA 3.0