New
York does not recognize a legal claim for the publication of private
facts. In New York, all invasion of privacy claims are governed by sections 50 and 51 of the New York Civil Rights Law,
which prohibit the use of a living person's name or likeness for
purposes of trade or advertising without consent. For information on
New York cases applying these statutory provisions, see the Reporters
Committee's Photographers' Guide to Privacy: New York.