Comments on: “Red Hat Club” author loses suit over portrayal http://overlawyered.com/2009/11/red-hat-club-author-loses-suit-over-portrayal/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:26:11 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: ras http://overlawyered.com/2009/11/red-hat-club-author-loses-suit-over-portrayal/comment-page-1/#comment-79695 ras Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:23:19 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=14905#comment-79695 If that <i>were</i> the case. If that were the case.

]]> By: Benjamin http://overlawyered.com/2009/11/red-hat-club-author-loses-suit-over-portrayal/comment-page-1/#comment-79640 Benjamin Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:28:00 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=14905#comment-79640 I am a fiction writer. Is there a burden of proof in these cases that you know the person who resembles your character? I make up my characters but I pick names at random and describe them. Will someone be able to claim that I was describing them under this ruling? 100K seems to be more than the advance of most fiction books. It would make it impossible to start out as a writer if that was the case. I am a fiction writer. Is there a burden of proof in these cases that you know the person who resembles your character? I make up my characters but I pick names at random and describe them. Will someone be able to claim that I was describing them under this ruling? 100K seems to be more than the advance of most fiction books. It would make it impossible to start out as a writer if that was the case.

]]> By: Bob Lipton http://overlawyered.com/2009/11/red-hat-club-author-loses-suit-over-portrayal/comment-page-1/#comment-79632 Bob Lipton Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:50:41 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=14905#comment-79632 Odd. There are a couple of books which make use of me -- under a fake name -- and I am certainly unhappy with the characterization. But I see no point in making it public. On the other hand, being an alcoholic slut will get you invited to a lot of parties, so maybe she should pay for the privilege. Bob Odd. There are a couple of books which make use of me — under a fake name — and I am certainly unhappy with the characterization. But I see no point in making it public.

On the other hand, being an alcoholic slut will get you invited to a lot of parties, so maybe she should pay for the privilege.

Bob

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