Practice question
A historical film fairly depicts a public official’s publicly documented participation in a major national event, avoids private-life revelations and respects the Ayer truth requirement. The official demands a personal license solely for that public-event portrayal. Which is best?
- Every reference to a public figure requires personal licensing.
- A historical event belongs exclusively to its participants.
- Ayer permits qualifying public-event portrayal without the unwilling public figure’s license within its stated limits.
- The producer may therefore invent any private facts.
- All films must be treated as unprotected private commerce.
Legal references
- Ayer Productions Pty. Ltd. v. Capulong, G.R. Nos. L-82380 and L-82398, April 29, 1988, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1988/apr1988/gr_l-82380_1988.html
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