The next big defamation suit is against Netflix

[Bob Jersey]

Hospital worker Taylor Hazlewood had a picture taken of him with a hatchet because it reminded him of his favorite childhood book, but the streamer, producing a documentary about convicted killer Caleb "Kai" McGillvary, swiped said photo and juxtaposed it with audio, texts and images related to the murder McGillvary went away for... Hazlewood, who is hardly connected to the case, is seeking $1mil...

https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/netflix-sued-hatchet-wielding-hitchhiker-defamation-1235587510/ (link)

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[Steve Timko]

Sorry. Not a big suit. A nuisance suit at most.

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So the producers of the Netflix product go to someone like MGN Online and buy the rights to use the photo

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