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Barbra Streisand Sues Aerial Photographer
Photographer Kenneth Adelman, 39, of Watsonville; his Web hosting service, Layer42.net; and Pictopia, a photo agency that disseminates his work, were named in the lawsuit. 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 lawsuit 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."
Adelman's California Coastal Records Project Web site provides an aerial photography survey of the California coast for scientific and other researchers. His nonprofit organization has already captured 12,000 images.
Streisand's lawsuit 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 that can't be seen from a public vantage point.
The lawsuit cites 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 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."
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Photographer Kenneth Adelman, 39, of Watsonville; his Web hosting service, Layer42.net; and Pictopia, a photo agency that disseminates his work, were named in the lawsuit. 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 lawsuit 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."
Adelman's California Coastal Records Project Web site provides an aerial photography survey of the California coast for scientific and other researchers. His nonprofit organization has already captured 12,000 images.
Streisand's lawsuit 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 that can't be seen from a public vantage point.
The lawsuit cites 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 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."
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