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Are there any legal or ethical issues with using real place names (e.g. specific restaurants, hotels, schools, etc.) in porn stories published here at Lit?
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I use a mix of real and made up places all the time. When I use a made up location it's usually to obscure my own identity, rather than out of any concern for legal repercussions.
Were I living in certain Mexican cities, I would hesitate to write that a certain address housed a cartel jefe or operation. Wouldn't be prudent.
Then you have anymouse who comes along and tells you, you have the named small towns in the wrong area or state. That they are nowhere near each other. So much for fiction.
I use miami, los angeles, atlanta, tampa bay, and charleston in my stories.
There's no problem with using public places for fictional events, but some common sense should be applied.Are there any legal or ethical issues with using real place names (e.g. specific restaurants, hotels, schools, etc.) in porn stories published here at Lit?
It's always worth adding a disclaimer to your story, just to keep the Mob, the CIA et al. off your back, something along the lines of -
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.
I use a mix of real and made up places all the time. When I use a made up location it's usually to obscure my own identity, rather than out of any concern for legal repercussions.
I can get quite specific on place names, and I occasionally get an e-mail saying, "I've been there and it was just like that." That's a line of response I like getting from my stories here. Not a bit worried about having used the place name--or what my characters did there.
I once read a story on lit that mentioned an Amtrac ride from Chicago to a small town in downstate Illinois that I once lived in for a short time. They even used the name of the grocery as the name of a hotel or a restaurant in the story. It was fun to read it. I emailed the author.
Then you have anymouse who comes along and tells you, you have the named small towns in the wrong area or state. That they are nowhere near each other. So much for fiction.
Just set it in Springfield.