Many Advertisers and Marketers Have Been Required to Pay Damages

question 63

Multiple Choice

Many advertisers and marketers have been required to pay damages to individuals when pictures of them have been used without authorization to promote products. In this situation, which of the following torts was committed by the advertisers and marketers?

• A) Assault
• B) Defamation
• C) Battery
• D) Invasion of privacy
• E) Malicious prosecution

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Definitions:

Unlawful Payments

Transactions or payments made that are illegal or not sanctioned by law, often involving bribery or corruption.

Foreign Official

An individual who holds a position of authority or office in a government or international agency outside of one's own country.

Absolutism

A theory of ethics which requires that individuals defer to a set of rules to guide them in the ethical decision-making process. Whether an action is moral depends on whether it conforms to the given set of ethical rules.

Inflexible

Inflexible describes a lack or absence of flexibility; not open to change or adaptation.