personality right
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personality right
The legal right of every person to the protection of their personality, honor, and privacy. It protects, for example, against the unauthorized publication of private information or images.
Die Zeitung verletzte mit dem Abdruck der privaten Fotos sein Persönlichkeitsrecht.
By printing the private photos, the newspaper violated his personality right.
This word is a typical German compound. It consists of 'die Persönlichkeit' (personality), the linking -s, and 'das Recht' (right/law). So it literally means the right that protects one's own personality.
Das allgemeine Persönlichkeitsrecht ist in Deutschland ein Grundrecht.
The general personality right is a fundamental right in Germany.
Certain verbs are often used in connection with 'Persönlichkeitsrecht'. Very common are 'das Persönlichkeitsrecht verletzen' (to violate the personality right), 'schützen' (to protect), or 'achten' (to respect).
Ein Magazin darf nicht einfach private Bilder drucken, denn das verletzt das Persönlichkeitsrecht.
A magazine may not simply print private pictures, because that violates the personality right.
'Persönlichkeitsrecht' is a term from legal language. You often find it in discussions about the media, data protection, and the limits of reporting.
Der Anwalt argumentierte, dass das Persönlichkeitsrecht seines Mandanten Vorrang habe.
The lawyer argued that his client's personality right took precedence.
copyright
When a photo is published, copyright protects the rights of the person who created the photo. Persönlichkeitsrecht, by contrast, protects the person depicted and their privacy. The key question is whether the issue concerns the work or the person recognizable in it.
Die abgebildete Frau beruft sich auf das Persönlichkeitsrecht, weil sie der Veröffentlichung ihres Fotos nicht zugestimmt hat.
The woman depicted invokes her personality rights because she did not consent to the publication of her photo.
Die Fotografin beruft sich auf das Urheberrecht, weil sie der Veröffentlichung ihres Fotos nicht zugestimmt hat.
The photographer invokes copyright because she did not consent to the publication of her photo.
