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Re: Permission when writing about others?
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Nov 11th, 2009, 11:47 PM
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This is a subjective line which is a matter of opinion. I had to buy some books on this matter, one which I found valuable was
The Copyright Permission and Libel Handbook
A Step-by-Step guide for Writers, Editors, and Publishers
by Lloyd Jassin
Must read for any author.
To answer your question, anything you write about someone is litigable unless they are a public official ... the book tries to explain the gray area. Bottomline, anything can be challenged, what you say is fact, they might say is a blurring of fact. Truth is always a defense to libel but that truth can be questioned.
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