First timer questions!

[charlie63379]

I am wanting to wright a story for the first time and i have some questions. I know i want to do a celebrity story and i have a general idea of how it will go, my questions are:

Can i use the celebrities full names?

Can i use names of businesses like the Hilton or Burger King for example?

I read in the FAQ section there is a minimum length required is there a length that would be possibly to long?

I have a few other questions but they are for after the rough draft is done and i will ask them then.

Thank you in advance Charlie!

 

[charlie63379]

I hope i put this in the right forum!!! If not i am sorry!!!

 

[sr71plt]

There's no "can" in the use of a celebrity's full name to depict sexual positions. If you depict them doing something outside of any character trait that you can evidence, it's libel, if written, and slander, if spoken--and they could and might come after you if they knew about it and could find you. As far as legal protection, the more public they are as a figure, though, the more freedom you have in putting them in fictional stories. For celebrities using stage names, for instance, you can legally get away with putting them in fictional situations in their stage name than in their true names.

You can use business names freely in fiction.

No maximum is established for story length. (Of course authors tend to post their longer stories in chapters so that readers will still stick with it. The formal definition of a short story is one that can be read in one sitting.)

 

[charlie63379]

There's no "can" in the use of a celebrity's full name to depict sexual positions. If you depict them doing something outside of any character trait that you can evidence, it's libel, if written, and slander, if spoken--and they could and might come after you if they knew about it and could find you. As far as legal protection, the more public they are as a figure, though, the more freedom you have in putting them in fictional stories. For celebrities using stage names, for instance, you can legally get away with putting them in fictional situations in their stage name than in their true names.

You can use business names freely in fiction.

No maximum is established for story length. (Of course authors tend to post their longer stories in chapters so that readers will still stick with it. The formal definition of a short story is one that can be read in one sitting.)

Thank you sr71plt for responding to me! Although your answer slightly confused me it did help me to make the decision to not do the celebrity angle which i wasn't 100% about in the first place.

 

[AsylumSeeker]

Don't let SR scare you from celebs. I plied my trade there with a CSI series. Didn't attract many votes but I did a lot of reseach to keep the story in the flow of the characters. I really doubt Lit is on anybody's "radar". Just me. Write what inspires you.

As for SR... well, enough said.

He hangs his single on the Editor thread yet doesn't edit (his own admission).

 

[sr71plt]

He hangs his single on the Editor thread yet doesn't edit (his own admission).

Wrong on the second assertion, as you've been told enough times for it to have sunk into your addled brain.

(Did you mean "shingle"?)

 

[AsylumSeeker]

Wrong on the second assertion, as you've been told enough times for it to have sunk into your addled brain.

(Did you mean "shingle"?)

You told me that you don't edit here. Your own admission. And yes, I had intended to write "shingle". Why do you insist on being a horse's ass? Or a bitch?

But of course you know no other recourse. You have successfully convinced me I am not an editor and I no longer seek out those opportunities. Do you?

<middle finger extended> Sorry, no emoticon for this.

 

[AsylumSeeker]

Oh come on SR, you're slow!

 

[sr71plt]

You told me that you don't edit here.

No, I've said I'm not a volunteer editor here. I've edited for folks here. There's a difference.

But then, so what?

And based on some of the editorial questions you've posted here over the years, it's probably a blessing to everyone that you've given up editing here (if you have). You write very well received stories, so maybe that's where your talent lies. (That and drinking, apparently.)

 

[AsylumSeeker]

No, I've said I'm not a volunteer editor here. I've edited for folks here. There's a difference.

But then, so what?

And based on some of the editorial questions you've posted here over the years, it's probably a blessing to everyone that you've given up editing here (if you have). You write very well received stories, so maybe that's where your talent lies. (That and drinking, apparently.)

I hate to say you're right, SR, but you are. Haven't been editing, instead writing as time allows, and I'm all the more happier because of it. Being a decent writer doesn't mean one edits well, as you have clearly pointed out. Go with your strengths.

I only did so because I felt like I had to, like I owed it to Literotica because Literotica has done so much for me. You know, paying my dues, so to speak.

And as for the other, well, I'm having some success in turning my life around.

Don't expect to see me here again. Just making a brief appearance, so you can sigh with relief.

 

[AsylumSeeker]

Cardiologist said, after just suffering my second mild heart attack in 6 months, that I need to remove causes of stress. SR is apparently one of them, a thorn in my side. I will no longer spar with him or others who get my blood pressure up.

 

[elfin_odalisque]

I am wanting to wright a story for the first time and i have some questions. I know i want to do a celebrity story and i have a general idea of how it will go, my questions are:

Can i use the celebrities full names?

Can i use names of businesses like the Hilton or Burger King for example?

I read in the FAQ section there is a minimum length required is there a length that would be possibly to long?

I have a few other questions but they are for after the rough draft is done and i will ask them then.

Thank you in advance Charlie!

Ignoring the harrumphing of the rhinos on heat;

Yes, you can use celebs full names, also their associates, whether
fictional or real. Similarly, the use of brand names is perfectly acceptable.

sr is wrong but pretends to know better than the rest of us. Celeb erotic stories are not libel or slander as long as it is made clear the story is fiction. The disclaimer at the header of all lit celeb postings helps but it is probably sensible to add your own disclaimer that it is erotic fiction.

The actual issue is trademark as most celebs/characters have trademarked their personas.

There is a vibrant and popular market in internet fan fiction that is not pursued by the trademark owners. Lit would close the category tomorrow if they thought the site were running a risk in allowing the celebs cat to exist. They don't.

There is a saying that 'there is no such thing as bad publicity' and most celebs seem to rub along with that unless it becomes really damaging.

 

[PennLady]

Here is the Lit disclaimer/explanation for the Celebrity category.



DISCLAIMER:

The stories in the "Celebrity" section of Literotica are all fictional parodies - none are true, nor are they approved of by the celebrities named in the stories. Authors write these fictitious stories about famous people for the same reason that Larry Flynt made fun of Jerry Falwell, because they can. The Supreme Court of the United States, the country where this site is located, has ruled that parodies involving famous people are perfectly and totally legal under the United States Constitution. The specific case law on this was decided in the case of "Hustler Magazine, Inc. et al. v. Jerry Falwell" in 1988. No harm is intended toward the celebrities featured in these stories, but they are public figures and in being so, they must accept that they are fair target for parodies by the public. We believe in the first amendment, and more broadly, in the basic principle of free speech and this section may push the boundaries of that principle, but the United States Supreme Court has approved of this type of material. We believe that the Supreme Court was correct in their decision.

 

[sr71plt]

As usual, Elfin didn't feel bothered about misrepresenting what I posted, which was:

As far as legal protection, the more public they are as a figure, though, the more freedom you have in putting them in fictional stories. For celebrities using stage names, for instance, you can legally get away with putting them in fictional situations in their stage name than in their true names.

 

[elfin_odalisque]

There's no "can" in the use of a celebrity's full name to depict sexual positions. If you depict them doing something outside of any character trait that you can evidence, it's libel, if written, and slander, if spoken--and they could and might come after you if they knew about it and could find you.

This is not correct under US law.

 

[HarryHill]

Wright?

I am wanting to wright a story for the first time and i have some questions. I know i want to do a celebrity story and i have a general idea of how it will go, my questions are:

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You might want to learn to spell write first...or is this story about a celebrity wheel maker?