Sally,a reporter for the Daily Sun,is at a detective's desk in the police station.There is an official folder open on the desk.Without touching the folder,Sally is able to see a document containing the name of a minor who had been arrested for burning down his parents' garage.Sally writes a story about the arrest,including the minor's name.The minor's parents sue Sally and the Daily Sun for private facts.Sally and the Daily Sun will

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Sally did not physically access the folder and the information she obtained was truthful and obtained from a public record, which means it can be lawfully reported. The fact that the minor's name was in the record makes it a matter of public record and not a private fact. Therefore, Sally and the Daily Sun did not violate any privacy rights by publishing the story. The fact that the subject is a minor is not relevant in this case as the information was obtained from a public record.

Sally,a Reporter for the Daily Sun,is at a Detective's Desk