Penelope Posted February 12, 2016 Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 What are the limits when it comes to writing about celebrities and historical figures? What about the stage characters of real musicians, as separate from the real person, or a character from a stage play written very specifically in the I didn't see a mention of the matter in the ToS. If push comes to shove, I could edit my work to remove the names of any specific people, but one of my best focuses very particularly on a character created and played by a musician, and that couldn't really be edited and still make sense. All the best, Penny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted February 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 Ah, never mind - just noted - the forum has a section for it, albeit rather dead. Will be headed over. Many thanks, Penny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desiderius Price Posted February 12, 2016 Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 Just make certain that you're portraying the musician 18+ years of age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BronxWench Posted February 12, 2016 Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 Characters are treated separately from the person portraying them. A character is a fandom device, and the canon of that fandom applies. If a 21 year old is portraying a 16 year old, the fandom character is a minor, and the story gets a Minor2 tag. If the story is about the celebrity and only mentions the character as part of the story (ie, what the celebrity is doing workwise), then the celebrity age governs But Des makes a very important point. We don't allow any stories involving real people under the age of 18, so any celebrity has to be 18 years of age or older, or we will remove the story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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