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HOLLYWOOD -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed an anti-paparazzi law that makes it easier for celebrities to fight back against photographers who invade their privacy.
Schwarzenegger signed an amendment Sunday to a decade-old law that allows fines against paparazzi who illegally or offensively take photos or recordings. The amendment allows celebrities to sue media outlets that pay for and make first use of material they knew was improperly obtained.
Tabloid magazines, TV shows and internet sites often pay millions of dollars for celebrity shots.
In 1998 Schwarzenegger had his car surrounded by paparazzi as he picked up his child from school. Many celebrities have been involved in car crashes they say were caused by aggressive photographers, In October, 2005, Lindsay Lohan suffered cuts and bruises whe she said her Mercedes was run off the road by paparazzi.
Just last week, actress Nicole Richie was rear-ended in Beverly Hills by a car driven by a paparazzo. The photographer, Eduardo Arrivebene, was arrested and charged with driving without a license.
The amendment takes effect January 1st, 2010.
Schwarzenegger signed an amendment Sunday to a decade-old law that allows fines against paparazzi who illegally or offensively take photos or recordings. The amendment allows celebrities to sue media outlets that pay for and make first use of material they knew was improperly obtained.
Tabloid magazines, TV shows and internet sites often pay millions of dollars for celebrity shots.
In 1998 Schwarzenegger had his car surrounded by paparazzi as he picked up his child from school. Many celebrities have been involved in car crashes they say were caused by aggressive photographers, In October, 2005, Lindsay Lohan suffered cuts and bruises whe she said her Mercedes was run off the road by paparazzi.
Just last week, actress Nicole Richie was rear-ended in Beverly Hills by a car driven by a paparazzo. The photographer, Eduardo Arrivebene, was arrested and charged with driving without a license.
The amendment takes effect January 1st, 2010.
