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Re: Use of other people's names

Posted By: gil
Date: Sunday, 17 September 2006, at 12:51 a.m.

In Response To: Use of other people's names (Paul Myers)

there's nothing illegal about it, go get a life you have too much time on your hands

> Usually that's true. Depends on what it's being used for.

> News reporting is treated very differently from commercial efforts. You
> can, in fact, get into trouble using people's names in some ways that are
> designed to bring you money without the approval of the individual. This
> generally applies to people who are, in the context of the use,
> "celebrities."

> I don't know if the use in question falls into the areas that can be
> trouble. If the pages telling what the guy has learned from the people in
> question were filled in I rather doubt it would, as it would enhance their
> reputations without any apparent harm at all. But then, I'm not a lawyer.
> Best to ask one if you want to know how this section of the law applies in
> this specific case.

> Paul

Messages In This Thread

Is Tim Cohn stealing from Ben Suarez and others?
Sunny -- Saturday, 5 June 2004, at 5:40 p.m.

Re: Is Tim Cohn stealing from Ben Suarez and others?
Jimmy Boyd -- Saturday, 5 June 2004, at 9:30 p.m.

Use of other people's names
Paul Myers -- Sunday, 6 June 2004, at 9:01 a.m.

Re: Use of other people's names
gil -- Sunday, 17 September 2006, at 12:51 a.m.

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