Stars to fight Internet nudes

Los Angeles - Hollywood stars are launching an attack on Internet sites that make millions showing fake or stolen nude pictures…

Los Angeles - Hollywood stars are launching an attack on Internet sites that make millions showing fake or stolen nude pictures of celebrities.

Alyssa Milano, an actress from the TV series Melrose Place, was to file two lawsuits this week against several online sites she accuses of showing pictures of her naked. The suit is the first of its kind and is regarded as a test case against a growth industry exploiting digitalised skin images of stars.

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