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Kansas

Kansas recognizes the four privacy torts.

Intrusion: A private figure who is filmed while on private property as the subject of a television news film may withdraw his consent at any time prior to the broadcast. Belluomo v. KAKE-TV & Radio Inc., 596 P.2d 832 (Kan. Ct. App. 1979).

False Light:The image of a bail bondsman present at the booking of certain accused gamblers did not portray the bondsman in a false light because the only names broadcast with the videotape were those of the arrested men. Hartman v. Meredith Corp., 638 F.Supp. 1015 (D. Kan. 1986).

Misappropriation: A Dodge City Daily Globe article on an old-fashioned “Wanted” poster that had appeared in town and indicated the pictured man carried unconcealed weapons in public was noncommercial and newsworthy, and thus could not be the subject of a misappropriation claim. The accompanying article clarified that the man was not wanted, and that carrying unconcealed weapons was legal. Haskell v. Stauffer Communications, Inc., 990 P.2d 163 (Kan. App. 1999).

Photographers’ Guide to Privacy, Fall 2007. © 2007 The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced without the written permission of the Reporters Committee.