Thursday 18 June 2015

Posting Hulk Hogan's sex tape isn't revenge porn, but is it legal?

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Famed former pro wrestler Hulk Hogan (whose actual name is Terry Bollea) is suing Gawker for $100 million because the website published a supercut of his sex tape in 2012. Gawker (which has since removed the video) says the video is newsworthy. Hogan says the publication compromised his privacy

Who's right?

It's a "squishy" part of the law, William McGeveran, a professor who specializes in free speech law at the University of Minnesota, told Mashable. Both sides have arguments that experts say are legitimate

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Hulk Hogan speaks during a news conference before Wrestlemania XXX at the Mercedes-Benz Super Dome in New Orleans, on April 6, 2014

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