Entertainment & Sports
Jul. 3, 2013
Portraying people in your work: fact vs. fiction
Just because you label something "fiction" does not mean it necessarliy is. By Mark Litwak
When a writer or filmmaker wants to portray a person or character in their work, a host of complex issues can arise including copyright, right of publicity and defamation.
Fictional characters
If a script or film contains fictional characters - characters from a writer's imagination - you generally do not need to obtain any permissions or releases. However, if there is a chance that the public could mistake ...
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