One last question…say all of the facts are correct, so no defamation issue, but the other man wants to sue for a portion of the book profits since it’s about his life. Is there any precedent for awarding compensation to a subject of a book? Hope that makes sense?
It’s actually a memoir about the author’s wife’s affair with another man and that other man does not want this information out in the public domain. Would he have to give his permission for stories of his private life to be published?
It’s actually a memoir about the author’s wife’s affair with another man and that other man does not want this information out in the public domain. Would he have to give his permission for stories of his private life to be published?
Can book authors publish private, personal stories about a person, without that person’s permission? The book is labeled as an autobiography and not fiction. Even though the names are changed, it’s evident to friends and neighbors familiar with the situation who the book is about. Is there any...