Privacy Takes A Back Seat

It's not as big as the recent media storm over Tiger Woods' philanderings, but the English newspapers are leading with the decision by a judge not to uphold England soccer captain John Terry's right to privacy over his extra-marital affair with a former team mate's girlfriend.

Terry, like Woods, makes a tidy income from advertising (including Nationwide, Samsung, and Umbro). The judge evaluated that Terry was was seeking a gagging order not for reasons of personal distress but because he was worried about his earning power.

Freedom of expression outweighed the human rights argument, which given Terry's high profile is fair enough.