A rabbi posted on his Facebook page a photo of a minor from the Bar Mitzvah celebrations without his father’s consent.
The Court accepted the claim for infringement of privacy and the rabbi will pay damages. Using a person’s name, nickname, picture or voice for profit may be deemed an infringement of privacy. When it comes to a minor, the consent of the legal guardian must be obtained to carry out the publication. Here, the picture of the minor was published only with the mother’s consent and despite the father’s objection, the picture was not removed from the Facebook page after demand. The publication created profit in a manner that resulted in increased public sympathy, increasing the number of followers of the rabbi, and even in a manner of indirect financial profit. Therefore, this is a infringement of the minor’s right to privacy and the rabbi will pay damages for it.