Impact Of Privacy Laws On Biopics
- Indian Journal of Law and Legal Research
- Feb 25
- 2 min read
Bhavya Dixit, School of Law, Christ (Deemed to be University)
Ishita Anand Gurjalwar, School of Law, Christ (Deemed to be University)
ABSTRACT
This research paper will examine the complex relationship between biographical films-biopics- and privacy rights, focusing on the ethical and legal dilemmas filmmakers face in portraying real-life figures The rest of this paper will also talk about the ethical implications of consent on issues of living subjects or their heirs and point to potential legal repercussions that filmmakers may face if they do not respect privacy and personality rights.
As for international frameworks, the study is done on the international legal framework governing privacy rights, which would include foundational human rights provisions and their implications for biographical storytelling. To that extent, it undertakes an analysis based on reflection in Indian law where there have been important legal developments respecting privacy as a constitutional right. Besides this, the paper explores the public interest as opposed to individual privacy rights in biopics. It emphasizes that filmmakers are also onus to reconcile public appetite with sensible personal information that is considered for presentation on the screen. As such, the discourse further entails media policy's impact on the public's perception of privacy rights in biographical stories, which dictates the mentality of the public regarding what is appropriate enough to be portrayed on the screen or not.
Additionally, the paper looks at the precedents established by such landmark cases in the law and assesses how these precedents guide filmmakers about the precautions and ethical considerations involved in making biopics.
Overall, this paper offers a multidimensional analysis of the intersection between biopics, privacy laws, and ethical filmmaking practices, thereby providing useful inputs to the existing debates within the borders of media law and ethics.
Keywords: Biopics, Consent, Ethical implications, Privacy rights, Public interest.
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