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| OK! wins Zeta Jones photo battle | OK! wins Zeta Jones photo battle |
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| OK! magazine has partially won an appeal at the House of Lords over its battle with rival Hello! over Catherine Zeta Jones's wedding photos. | |
| Law Lords ruled Hello! breached OK!'s confidentiality when it published shots of her wedding to Michael Douglas. OK! bought the rights to the event in 2000. | |
| The decision could affect media coverage of public figures who have signed exclusive deals. | |
| But the Lords disagreed with OK!'s claim that its business had been hurt. | |
| 'Spoiler' pictures | 'Spoiler' pictures |
| It was agreed OK! would get exclusive coverage of their wedding celebrations at the Plaza Hotel in New York on 18 November 2000. | |
| OK! took legal action after Hello! published the "spoiler" pictures. | |
| Three years later a judge awarded damages of £1,033,156 to OK! after it was decided the unofficial publication had caused commercial damage. | Three years later a judge awarded damages of £1,033,156 to OK! after it was decided the unofficial publication had caused commercial damage. |
| But Hello!, which admitted it had used the snatched photos to spoil its rival's exclusive coverage, successfully challenged the order in the Appeal Court in May 2005, arguing that "spoilers" were a well-known tactic in the newspaper and magazine industry. | But Hello!, which admitted it had used the snatched photos to spoil its rival's exclusive coverage, successfully challenged the order in the Appeal Court in May 2005, arguing that "spoilers" were a well-known tactic in the newspaper and magazine industry. |
| Zeta Jones and Douglas originally claimed for "personal distress" | Zeta Jones and Douglas originally claimed for "personal distress" |
| Lord Philips upheld Hello!'s appeal, and OK! was ordered to pay back damages, costs and interest amounting to nearly £2m. | |
| Intrusion | Intrusion |
| Richard Millett QC, representing OK!, told a panel of five Law Lords last November how it had been previously established at the High Court that the exclusive was an "extremely valuable" asset to the magazine. | Richard Millett QC, representing OK!, told a panel of five Law Lords last November how it had been previously established at the High Court that the exclusive was an "extremely valuable" asset to the magazine. |
| He said Ms Zeta Jones and Mr Douglas - who are no longer involved in the case - were interested in the deal with OK! as a means of preserving confidentiality, rather than to make money. | He said Ms Zeta Jones and Mr Douglas - who are no longer involved in the case - were interested in the deal with OK! as a means of preserving confidentiality, rather than to make money. |
| During the hearing, Hello! argued that any confidentiality ceased after OK! published the photographs. | During the hearing, Hello! argued that any confidentiality ceased after OK! published the photographs. |
| After the original 2003 hearing, the Hollywood couple were awarded £14,600 after Ms Zeta Jones told the court she felt "devastated" and "violated" when she discovered "unflattering" paparazzi pictures had been taken. | After the original 2003 hearing, the Hollywood couple were awarded £14,600 after Ms Zeta Jones told the court she felt "devastated" and "violated" when she discovered "unflattering" paparazzi pictures had been taken. |