论公众人物及其隐私权

On Public Figures and Their Rights of Privacy

公众人物是指在一定时间和空间范围内具有重要影响,并且与社会公众利益有关从而为该时空范围内的人们所广泛知晓和关注的人物。其判断标准有两个:一是社会知名度,二是与社会公共利益相关。由隐私权的基本权利性质决定,公众人物作为社会大众中的一员享有隐私权是无可争议的,公众人物的隐私权理应受到相应的法律保护。并且,基于公众人物隐私权不同于普通公民隐私权的特性,应当加大对公众人物的隐私权的保护力度。

Public figures refer to those persons who have great influence on society and are widely known in a certain time and space due to their relations with public interests. There are two criteria to determine whether one is a public figure or not. One is social popularity and the other is social public interest. Determined by the basic regulations and character of privacy rights, public figures as members in the society have the right to enjoy privacy rights and their rights of privacy shall be protected by the law. In addition, the character of public figures＇privacy right is different from that of common persons.