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Student Obtains $5 Million In Lawsuit Against Voyeur Video Company

A student who was coaxed into removing her clothes at a wet T-shirt contest and then filmed without consent has obtained a $5 million default judgment against the video company and a network that advertised the video.
This is the first judgment against a video company that produces tapes in the �girls gone wild� genre. This type of video features young women who are exposing parts of their body while in public. Often, the video makers film individuals who are under the influence of alcohol

Wild Party Girls video maker must pay SWT student, Austin American Statesman, February 28, 2002.
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