Legal protection of official''s image

Abstract

The issue of the publication and use of the official's image without his/her consent in cases where it is required by law and any circumstances is considered in the article. The examples of the situations where under the legislation there is no need to obtain the consent of the official with respect to the fate of his/her image are presented in the paper. The conclusions are made about the importance of making a distinction between the private and public life of officials in order to legitimate the coverage of their professional official activities and protect their personal information; as well as about the necessity of obtaining the consent from the employee in writing specifying the conditions for the disclosure and use of his image.