Truth and Lives on Film: The Legal Problems of Depicting Real Persons and Events in a Fictional Medium
Book Details
Author(s)
John T. Aquino
Publisher
Mcfarland & Co Inc Pub
ISBN / ASIN
0786420448
ISBN-13
9780786420445
Availability
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Sales Rank
#5,815,384
Category
Performing Arts
Marketplace
United States 🇺🇸
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Description
This book considers the legal issues surrounding the fictionalization of real events and people. It discusses The Perfect Storm - which spawned lawsuits from the families of the people depicted - as well as 13 courtroom dramas that can be compared to the real trials in the historical record. Also covered are actors so identified with a character that they sought legal acknowledgment of exclusive rights to that fictional persona.
