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Madrid Court Backs Lecturas in Casanova Privacy Case, Awards €175,000 Over Instagram Photos

The ruling treats the Madrid exclusive as veracious reporting of public interest involving prominent figures, so information rights prevail over privacy claims.

Overview

  • Juzgado de Primera Instancia No. 104 in Madrid dismissed Genoveva Casanova’s core claims of violations of privacy and honor against Lecturas.
  • The court awarded €175,000 limited to the magazine’s use of about ten images taken from Casanova’s Instagram account.
  • The judgment characterizes Casanova as a public figure and stresses the social and political relevance of her encounter with the then heir to Denmark.
  • Lecturas’ director Luis Pliego said the magazine will appeal the decision to challenge the compensation.
  • Casanova’s legal team plans to seek a revision to increase the amount, with reports differing on what she initially demanded, ranging from €1 million to nearly €2 million.