xtc wrote:It doesn't seem to be unusual to do so on some forums. It seems to be sort of branch of the "fan-fic" genre.
Such a practice is not to my taste but I don't think that, as a moderator, I have any just cause to intervene.
chadmc90 wrote:Well, there IS a wikipedia article on the issue: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_person_fiction
Don't know if it will help answer your question, but I thought I would share it anyway.
tony2 wrote:There is an exception for any person who has placed himself (or herself) in the public spotlight. They are free game but make sure you indicate the story, characters and dialog is fiction. Think of all the times Kirk and Spock have been used in stories. Think also of all the political jokes going around. Hopefully most of them are fiction ????
Good luck,
Tony2
jsherwood wrote:ok.............
Jason Toddman wrote:jsherwood wrote:ok.............
That sounds like a doubtful response. Did I misunderstand or leave something unanswered, or was that in response to us all together?
jsherwood wrote:Jason Toddman wrote:jsherwood wrote:ok.............
That sounds like a doubtful response. Did I misunderstand or leave something unanswered, or was that in response to us all together?
I just put the.....to fill up space. But I won't be write down Hilary Clinton, Angel Merkel, Angelina Jolie or other big names in my stories.
Jason Toddman wrote:jsherwood wrote:Jason Toddman wrote:jsherwood wrote:ok.............
That sounds like a doubtful response. Did I misunderstand or leave something unanswered, or was that in response to us all together?
I just put the.....to fill up space. But I won't be write down Hilary Clinton, Angel Merkel, Angelina Jolie or other big names in my stories.
Okay, well the extra dots gave the message a dubious tone; at least to me because that's what I am trying to imply when *I* use them.
As for Hillary or Merkel; that may be just as well. I don't have any interest in seeing older women like them in a Tug story.
Someone like Emma Watson, Jennifer Lawrence, or Megan Fox now... that'd probably be different! But Hillary?! Bleah!!!
Jason Toddman wrote:That won't work if you use a specific person and use specific actual circumstances surrounding that person. If you make a story about Hillary Clinton getting kidnapped for instance, you can change the names and be safe no matter how similar to Hillary your character is. But using the same names while having them do anything OOC or otherwise objectionable is a different matter. It might also be seen as a person threat or slander to Hillary Clinton or at least advocating such a thing actually happening to her. NOT a good idea!
Plueschbabycd wrote:Hello, I don´t even is fiction or satire the specific person can try to take you to court. If she mean that anybody could think it is real and if as somebody give a testimony that is your can get great Problem. I know from a case for pastor who try go court. He fail only because he could not prove it. I´m not sure fames persons react if write story and hit a secret side of her.
Andrew
Plueschbabycd wrote:Hello,
yes the give me enough evidence to believe that the Apollo moon landings is really.
To say that over Holocaust is in Germany forbidden by law.
jsherwood wrote:It may be a work of fiction but the real people might be upset that their names are used in that context.
Chris12 wrote:jsherwood wrote:It may be a work of fiction but the real people might be upset that their names are used in that context.
Its not my kind of thing but I'm not against it either because I consider it the trade off to being famous. If you make yourself a public figure these kind of things can happen.
Those kinds of stories never fit in my definition of fanfiction but I suppose it can be if you think about it.
And speaking of fanfiction....shouldn't that get its own sub section? Its something easily drowned out by regular fictional stories.