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I have just completed a non fiction book that I hope to get published. I need to know whether or not I need to change the names of people in it?
Asked on Aug 15th, 2012 on Intellectual Property - Missouri
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There are only a few "full" names given in the book and though I am not claiming there is slander involved, can a person still come forward and say "Hey, you can''t talk about me in that book?" Conversely, couldn''t I then say there''s not even any substantial proof they are the very person I wrote about in the first place?
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Anyone can sue anyone for anything. Disputes frequently arise because people are upset at being portrayed, even under a fictitious name, in a roman a clef or other work of fiction. Most publishers are very wary of such matters and require indemnity from the author against such claims.
Answered on Aug 16th, 2012 at 9:55 PM