Say my phone catches fire in my pocket and I get some great video. 1) I contact Giant Corp. and say hey, if you don't pay me for this video I'm going to relea

Say my phone catches fire in my pocket and I get some great video. 1) I contact Giant Corp. and say hey, if you don't pay me for this video I'm going to release it tomorrow. 2) I contact Giant Corp. and say hey, this video is going public tomorrow. I'm offering rights for sale to anyone who wants its. It is effectively the exact same thing but you might get dragged out of your home in the middle of the night for the first one. Those laws are likely unconstitutional. What about threatening to sue a company unless they meet the terms of their contract? That is standard affair but no one would call that blackmail. Blackmail laws seem like disturbing the peace laws. You are guilty if you piss enough people off without committing a real crime.