Legal Opinion
Four Navy Seals v. Associated Press
District Court, S.D. California
Decided July 12, 2005No. 05CV0555JM(JMA)PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO DISMISS, MOTION TO STRIKE PURSUANT TO CAL. CODE CIV. PRO. 425.16
MILLER, District Judge.
This case pits the privacy interests of individuals against the freedom of the press. The Complaint alleges that Defendants, Seth Hettena and the Associated Press (“AP”), invaded Plaintiffs’ privacy rights by discovering photos and widely distributing them along with a news story suggesting that some Navy SEALs potentially engaged in abuse of Iraqi prisoners. The first cause of action is for copyright infringement. The second claim alleges that Defendants invaded the SEALs’ rights…
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