Should there more censorship on paparazzi photos?

[AB Asks]

A gossip website is to impose restrictions and censorship on photos taken by the paparazzi. The decision comes in the wake of intrusive pictures of Britney Spears and Amy Winehouse commanding thousands of pounds per shot. The site will also stop publishing photos of stars being chased. Should more websites and magazines take a stand like this? Or are intrusive photographs all just part of being in the public eye?

[B00]

Well I did read in some magazines and newspapers that Britney actully pays the paparazzi to follow her, so where will that leave her then?

[keyplus90]

It is just like as few countries even pay people in the other countries to act as their enemies, so that they can have areason to attack those countries and become Heroes.

[andy-hughes]

It is entirely a matter of supply and demand.

If no-one was interested in seeing Brittney falling over or what ever other sad behaviour she is doing right now, there would be no photographers taking pictures of her.

The fact is western society has created a multi-million pound industry based on the need of people to point and laugh at famous rich people brought low by circumstances.

It's mean, and nasty and small-minded, but it sells millions of pounds worth of magazines and papers every day - so that's why these photographers get the pictures, and why they can charge four-figure sums to magazines to print them.

Education in the concept of being nice to our fellow human beings would eradicate this sad sleazy trade - but since we can;t even educate people not to drink themselves to death, I'm not really holding my breath.

[keyplus90]

Andy- I am 150% with you.