In James v.Bob Ross Buick,where James had been fired from a car dealership that then sent letters to customers under his name,James sued for invasion of privacy and the appeals court held that the company was at fault because:
A)the company used an embarrassing picture of James
B)the company misspelled James's name
C)the company included details about James being fired in the letters
D)the company sought commercial benefit from James's name
E)the company failed to tell James they were using his name

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The company was at fault because it sought commercial benefit from James's name by using it in letters to customers. This is a violation of James's right to privacy.

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