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[But can a dead man have any privacy interests in photographs of his body? Can his family members sue a web site that posted the photos for "entertainment, amusement or profit?" If so, is that any different in principle from photos and video that evening news airs every day? Why would it be permissible for the state to (before the new law passed) make the photos available to anyone willing to trek down to the courthouse but impermissible to publish them? --Declan] --- Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 16:37:21 -0400 From: "J. Lasser" <jon@skynetweb.com> To: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com> Subject: AP Newswire: Man Sues Site Over Autopsy Photos http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/sports/AP-CAR-Autopsy-Photos-Orr.html Man Sues Site Over Autopsy Photos By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Filed at 4:09 p.m. ET BUNNELL, Fla. (AP) -- A Web site that posted graphic autopsy photos of a NASCAR racer killed in a crash at Daytona International Speedway in 1994 is being sued by the driver's father. The lawsuit filed in Flagler County Circuit Court could eventually force Michael Uribe, the president of a DeLand-based Web site, to remove the photos and pay punitive damages to the family of Rodney Orr. ``He had no business putting that out on the Internet,'' said Beacher Orr, a 62-year-old Palm Coast resident. [ . . . ] -- Jon Lasser jon@skynetweb.com 410-558-2787 jon_lasser on Yahoo! IM Toll Free Tech Support: 1-800-859-3741 Outside the US: 410-558-2759 Flap your ears, Dumbo! The feather was only a trick! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if it remains intact. To subscribe, visit http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------