girlhasnoname
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Agree with both sides of this discussion, I don't know the solution, but the "ick" factor like you mentioned resonates.I'm not taking a side, because I dont disagree with you or forest wood.but I will say this: sometimes getting the truth out is the motivation for a memoir or a documentary. The reward does not have to be financial profit.
the right to free speech isn't in question. It's the profiting from selling a story rather than just telling it for free is being debated. But still, I think the essence of your point might be, not everybody can give it away for free, and there could be unintended consequences of taking son of Sam laws too far.
it gets very complicated to define profiting. Already, AE is not being paid for her appearance, she is charging a licensing fee for the footage she is letting them take and keeping control of. this loop hole is common on the US, because news stations dont pay people for their stories. talking heads who aren't anchors or reporters end up being contributors or something. There are ways around the US journalism standards of not buying stories. And it is hard to imagine a way to get the ick out of this arrangement with peacock that does not have unintended consequences that are negative.
its a tough one, but this (AE and Macedonio doing what they are doing before there is even a trial) is so distasteful it does seem worth the trouble to grapple with this very serious and complex media issue.
MOO
Didn't the Anthonys (Casey or her parents) get $250,000 for a photos licensing agreement from some big network? Some of that went to Casey's attorney fees I thought? I could be wrong, it's been so long.
MOO