The local newspaper took pictures of Hollywood stars at the Academy Awards. In order to increase circulation, the paper runs a photo of a different celebrity each day on page one for a month. One of the stars, Ima Snobb, resents having her picture used by a small local paper just to increase circulation. Based on precedent, Snobb will win an appropriation suit against the newspaper, as the pictures aren't related to current news, and she didn't know she was being photographed.

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With one notable exception (the Zacchini case), courts have not held news media responsible for appropriation. Using a photograph of a celebrity in a newspaper is not misappropriation but news.

The Local Newspaper Took Pictures of Hollywood Stars at the Academy