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by Ralen
Mon Feb 06, 2006 11:35 am
Forum: Nip and Tuck
Topic: Giving him the sniffles 2-5
Replies: 26
Views: 539

If I said "Ralph forged tax documents and contributed thousands to MoveOn.org," that would be libel Yes, but if you were to write a fictional short story about how Ralph was involved in a illegal affairs, it would be none of the above, since it's fiction. Granted you might be sued for using his per...
by Ralen
Mon Feb 06, 2006 10:43 am
Forum: Nip and Tuck
Topic: Giving him the sniffles 2-5
Replies: 26
Views: 539

Now that brings up an interesting point. Does the right to free speech and press include the right to lie? I believe the word here is "fiction." It's a fantasy. If it were being portrayed on the news or in court as fact, that's something completely different. Movies are not real, and (reasonable) p...
by Ralen
Sun Feb 05, 2006 11:22 pm
Forum: Nip and Tuck
Topic: Giving him the sniffles 2-5
Replies: 26
Views: 539

They are being -used- by this slob to promote a point of view that they find personally repulsive. This is not censorship - this is demanding their proper share of creative input. Yes, well the contract they all signed says they aren't allowed any creative input. They should take this as a learning...
by Ralen
Sun Feb 05, 2006 3:39 pm
Forum: Nip and Tuck
Topic: Giving him the sniffles 2-5
Replies: 26
Views: 539

I would classify any work of creative fiction as a work of "art." As for the subject matter, there's no accounting for taste, as they say.

In any case, sabotage is just as wrong. Someone creates something you don't like? Go ahead and destroy it.
by Ralen
Sun Feb 05, 2006 2:51 pm
Forum: Nip and Tuck
Topic: Giving him the sniffles 2-5
Replies: 26
Views: 539

Nothing like drastically censoring a work of art that you happen to disagree with. If it offends me, then *nobody* should be able to see it, right?