Hi, I'm starting to research for my first attempt at a novel, and I'm really excited about the plot!
It's historical fiction but set in an 80s dictatorship and so the problem is that the main villain (state sponsored terrorist you could say) is still alive. I want to base some of the events on true events and I want to use his name. I don't know anything about the legal issues surrounding libel and historical fiction if the person on question is still alive, and googling doesn't help as all the advice is contradictory!
Can anyone with experience offer some advice? Thank you.
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First novel - legal worries! (Libel in historical fiction)
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Umlauf · 12/04/2013 11:10
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