Study Civil Legislation To Protect Tne Privacy Of Public Figures

With the development of society and economy, people’s living standards rising. Politicallife, entertainment, gossip and so on, have more and more people’s attention. The concept ofpublic figures will gradually produce. Because of public figures’ special identity, people aremore interested in their privacy, and often become the object of gossip chat pastime, and themedia even use it to pursue business interests. Today, the privacy of public figures is beenexposure by news media and cause controversial common. In front of the public’s right toknow, freedom of the press and public opinion, the privacy of public figures seem to havebeen stripped. Someone think public figures should not have right to privacy, someone alsothink that there should be restrictions on the right to privacy of public figures, but it seemsalmost everyone ignores the problem of protecting the privacy of public figures. But as anatural person, even if their privacy is restricted by the public’s right to know, their privacyshould still be protected by law, to protect their human dignity and personal interests.This article is in the background of the privacy of public figures in theory, legislation andpractice are become a hot issue, and infringement of privacy of public figures occur frequently.And based on public figures and the privacy of public figures theoretical elaboration, analyzethe civil legislation protection status and defect of the privacy of public figures on legislation.drawing on the useful experience of the United States, Germany and Britain, proposedeffective proposals to protect the privacy of public figures. To pray to deepen knowledge andunderstanding of the privacy of public figures, strengthen the degree of attention, and topromote the civil legislation of the privacy of public figures. The text divided into fourchapters:Chapter One: From the evolution of the concept of public figures, combining the actualof development in our country, reveals the essence of public figures. Then focuses on definingthe privacy of public figures, so that grasp the scope and characteristics of the privacy ofpublic figures. In order to provide a theoretical basis on putting forward a sound proposal inthe fourth chapter.Chapter two:analyze the civil legislation protection status of the privacy of public figures,and to exposing the flaws. Including a serious lack of legislation, legislation has lagged farbehind, do not form a sound legal system and so on. In order to provide a legal basis on putting forward a sound proposal in the fourth chapter.Chapter three: Compare the civil legislation of the privacy of public figures in the UnitedStates, Germany and the UK, summarize the best practices, and make reference. In order toprovide a experience basis on putting forward a sound proposal in the fourth chapter.Chapter four: After fully understand the theory of public figures and the privacy ofpublic figures. Facing our legislation existing problems and shortcomings, and drawing on theuseful experience of foreign countries, put forward a sound proposal. In legislation, takingdirect legislative mode, clear the basic principles of the privacy of public figures, the scope ofprotection and responsibility, in order to protect the privacy of public figures.