Resemblance Clause?

[Guest Necropolis]

I’m a new writer on here, and while I was looking over your page on what is needed in a disclaimer, I came across this.
 

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Original fiction-
The author must state it's a work of fiction, and include a resemblance clause.

So of course I know that I have to state that this is a work of fiction, but what is a resemblance clause? I tried google searching it, but it only gave me the definition of resemblance. Do I have to provide an example of a story like it, or am I misunderstanding.
I would appreciate any answer anyone might be able to give, many thanks.

~Necropolis

[Desiderius Price]

This is what I use for that clause.

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Any resemblance to any real person is purely coincidental.

 

[BronxWench]

What we look for in a resemblance clause is something like the following:

“Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is unintentional.”   “Any resemblance of events or people to real events, or real persons, living or dead, is coincidental.”

It’s similar to what you’ll see on the front page of a fiction book, by the ISBN number and copyright information. You can copy those examples, or write your own, as long as it’s clear that you’re not writing about real people as your main characters. Mentioning a famous person or place in passing is fine, like having a character go to a well-known restaurant chain. 

I hope that helps, and happy writing! 

[Guest Necropolis]

Alright, thank you both very much, I’ll be getting back to writing now!