Legal Question in Civil Litigation in California

Paraphrasing the Right of Publicity law, it is unlawful for a person to publish media content of any nature without the expressed written consent of the owner of said media, correct? With that being said, the owner sharing media with another party for private use via email does not entitle the receiver ownership of the media, correct? It appears to me that Right of Publicity is not referring to copyright infringement, but violation of privacy. So, my question is this: if someone has published/distributed content I privately shared with them attached with defamatory remarks, would I have actually have a case against them for defamation of character and violation of Right of Publicity? I appreciate any help!

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