Authorship and Ownership in Respect of Celebrities and Cinematographic Work

The celebrities’ right to privacy has been a topic of contention and has usually been seen to be disrespected and misunderstood a number of times. There have been several cases of apparent abused of such rights through misappropriation in numerous ways. Celebrities are also construed to have rights such as those of publicity and to not have their identity infringed and abused. There is always a danger of misuse and leak of their data and privacy which is why their rights become an important issue of contention. There have been numerous reporting of misrepresentation, false representation, defamation and use of images and other data, often without permission. In fact, it is not just outsiders, but employers in most cases that are the cause of the problem, using surveillance systems and like instruments in order in the garb of maintenance of theft and harassment who cause intrusion into the privacy of the employees. This is often done by use of hidden cameras, monitoring computer systems, e-mail, website and other software and like devices.Given the dangers and problems involved, recognition of rights in respect of cinematographic work is essential in the realm of intellectual property rights