If you read a book by someone you used to date (or went on one date with), and you think one of the characters whose 'name has been changed' resembles you and your time together dating...would you want a piece of the action? If the tale was not malicious intent and just a tonge-in-cheek story about the one or three dates you went on, all her opinion of the time spent together, would you still have an issue if the author did not contact you to inform you about the book? Would it make a difference if you knew about the book ahead of time? Would you sign a waiver before the book was published, even if you were not shown in the best light, but it was an accurate account of the events that unfolded?
2007-02-28 18:15:50 · 4 answers · asked by foreveryoung 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Other - Family & Relationships
No, I wouldn't.
If it was a book that just slightly resembled me, I would just chalk it up to something cook and not worry about it. There's no way to prove it was you, or it's just coincidence.
The only times to sue are when you have done something no one else has done and someone writes a book about your accomplishments without your permission. And that's not what it sounds like here.
2007-02-28 18:33:41 · answer #1 · answered by Raising6Ducklings! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless there was away to prove that in real life you actually did gon on those dates and everything happened the way he said it happened in the book i wouldn't try to sue him at all. Reason being is that if there is no evidence on whether the actual events took place between your relationship not can be proven or done. You would have had to kept a journal marking the time of events and it would have to be accurate to that of which he wrote. It would be very hard to prove this, but if you do decide to continue and try good luck. I hope this helps you make a decision. Peace.
2007-03-01 02:24:39 · answer #2 · answered by Victor C 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Who are you kidding? If it's published, I would say "Look, this is me, I dated this person." If the name is changed, and they say "It isn't meant to be anyone" then there is nothing really you can do. So just get a copy signed for you, and see if they will put in the cover which character is you so you can show people...
2007-03-01 02:23:35 · answer #3 · answered by Theresa A 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, unless you could DEFINATELY prove it was you. If it wasn't malicious, I wouldn't sue. There are only so many situations that could happen...I'm sure that many people have been in my situations before.
Or, if my ex was an ****** and I could prove it was me.
Why would anybody even write about one date? It seems like that would be hard to remember.
2007-03-01 03:02:45 · answer #4 · answered by Buffy C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋