Capturing and reposting a screen shot of a private Snapchat
photo sent by another person can result in liability for damages if
it includes defamatory comments about the images therein, as shown
by a recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court of
Justice: Lavallee et al. v. Isak, 2021 ONSC 6661
(CanLII).
On May 30, 2020, two sisters were involved in filming a video
that got into the hands of unintended parties, attracting severe
and far reaching consequences in their personal and professional
lives. One of the sisters captured a short video (15-20 seconds in
length) of the other wrestling and horsing around with a friend.
She then posted the video to Snapchat and shared it with a select
group of her friends.
