Archive for December, 2011
You Dirty Rotten ^%@$#@^$
14Dec11
Every novelist worth his Mont Blanc has to know something about libel law. In fact, anyone with a mouth, an opinion and an inclination to express it should, because there are a lot of thin-skinned people out there, and even more hungry lawyers. So today I’m going to talk a little about insults. [NOTE: The […]
Filed under: Craft, Peter Morin | 19 Comments
Tags: defamation, fat ugly bitch, fiction, insults, libel, pete morin
The Winters of Our Discontent Today I have the rare opportunity to blog on a subject that combines all three of my current professional occupations: fiction, music and law. In my internet meandering, I notice this question is asked over and over: Can you use the likeness of a famous person in your creative work, […]
Filed under: Uncategorized | 11 Comments
Tags: andy warhol, dc comics, edgar winter, fair use, free speech, hustler magazine, jerry falwell, johnny winter, noah hex, three stooges
