United Kingdom: : Ofcom finds BBC breach of privacy was warranted in the particular circumstances

• Autores: Julian Wilkins
• Localización: IRIS: Legal Observations of the European Audiovisual Observatory, ISSN-e 1023-8565, Nº. 3, 2016
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Ofcom has decided that although the BBC had entered private premises without permission, the invasion of privacy on this occasion was warranted because of public interest considerations. The complaint was made against BBC1’s “The Dog Factory”, a documentary concerning the dog trade in Scotland and Northern Ireland, broadcast on 19 May 2015. The owner, Mr David Hamilton, of “The Furnish Kennels” in Northern Ireland, complained that the BBC had interfered with his privacy by filming in the middle of the night on his property without his permission, thus leading to adverse effects on him and his business.