Max Mosley admitted participating in this (not illegal) happening, but sued the News of the World for breach of privacy; the newspaper argued that it was in the “public interest” that Mosley’s sexual activities be disclosed. The presiding judge, Mr. Justice Eady, rejected the newspaper’s defense, and awarded Max Mosley £60,000 ($115,000) compensation for the invasion of his privacy, the highest damages so far given for a complaint brought under Article 8.
马克斯·莫斯利承认参加了这一活动（这并不违法），但是起诉《世界新闻》侵犯了其隐私；报纸声称曝光莫斯利的性行为符合“公共利益”。首席法官爱迪法官驳回了《世界新闻》的辩护，并判决其因侵犯马克斯·莫斯利的隐私而赔偿给他60,000英镑（115,000美元)，这是迄今为止根据《欧洲人权公约》第八条起诉的案件作出的最高额的赔偿。