Truth and Lives on Film: The Legal Problems of Depicting Real Persons and Events in a Fictional Medium - Couverture souple

Aquino, John T.

 
9781476688237: Truth and Lives on Film: The Legal Problems of Depicting Real Persons and Events in a Fictional Medium
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ISBN 10 : 1476688230 ISBN 13 : 9781476688237
Editeur : McFarland & Co Inc, 2022

Synopsis

As early as the Silent Era, movie studios were sued over depictions of real people and events. Filmmakers have always altered the details of true stories and actual persons, living or dead, to make narratives more workable and characters more compelling. When truth and fantasy become inextricably mixed, the effect on people's lives can be significant, even devastating. In its expanded second edition, this examination of fact-based films and the law presents an updated history of legal issues surrounding the on-screen embellishment of reality, with a focus on important court decisions and the use of disclaimers. Seventeen courtroom dramas are given fact-versus-fiction analyses―The Perfect Storm (1991) is covered in extensive detail. A concluding chapter is devoted to actors who became so identified with fictionalized characters that they sought exclusive rights to those personas.

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À propos de l?auteur

John T. Aquino is an attorney, journalist, and author who resides in Silver Spring, Maryland. He has served as editor of three national trade magazines, has written several trade books and over 4,000 bylined articles for newspapers, magazines, newsletters, and websites on entertainment law, intellectual property law, and other issues as well as authored short stories for anthologies. In addition to being a member of several state and federal bars, he is a member of the National Press Club and the Mystery Writers of America.

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Éditeur
McFarland & Co Inc
Date d'édition
2022
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1476688230
ISBN 13 
9781476688237
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
2
Nombre de pages
272
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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