http://futurismic.com/2009/11/26/can-fictional-characters-be-libelous/ Presenting the fact and fiction of tomorrow since 2001 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:13:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://futurismic.com/2009/11/26/can-fictional-characters-be-libelous/comment-page-1/#comment-57171 SMD Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:20:50 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=9685#comment-57171 I forgot to add...it seems to me that before this lawsuit all she would have to say to someone who asked "so, is this character based on you" is this: "Oh, well that's all fiction. It's funny, really. I've been immortalized as a ridiculous caricature!" Now? All she can say is "yup, that's me." I forgot to add…it seems to me that before this lawsuit all she would have to say to someone who asked “so, is this character based on you” is this: “Oh, well that’s all fiction. It’s funny, really. I’ve been immortalized as a ridiculous caricature!” Now? All she can say is “yup, that’s me.”

]]> http://futurismic.com/2009/11/26/can-fictional-characters-be-libelous/comment-page-1/#comment-57170 SMD Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:19:00 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=9685#comment-57170 Right, so a woman nobody knew was actually in the book has now made her sex-addiction and alcoholism public by lawsuit...and nobody explained to her how this might, in fact, do the damage she purports to have already occurred? Are people getting stupider these days? This whole case makes about as much sense as suing McDonald's for making you fat...good lord... Right, so a woman nobody knew was actually in the book has now made her sex-addiction and alcoholism public by lawsuit…and nobody explained to her how this might, in fact, do the damage she purports to have already occurred? Are people getting stupider these days? This whole case makes about as much sense as suing McDonald’s for making you fat…good lord…

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