As I've said, if celebrities feel threatened by these works of fiction, they should seek legal measures and issue Cease and Desist orders. Many writers have received those for their fanfic. Go for it, actors! I say.
But they won't. They know it's not real.
There's another reason why they might not act if they know it's out there-- they sure as hell don't want to draw attention, even negative attention, to this. They may find it does more harm to file a C&D than to *try* to ignore it. That doesn't necessarily mean they don't hate it, or they'd prefer not to be depicted that way.
The LOTR guys are aware of RPS from what I've seen, sure. And they seem to giggle at it. But they don't speak for all actors.
Besides, isn't it just -- bad manners, for cripe's sake, to depict someone in a way that they could take exception to? To use their name and quirks in a story without asking permission first? Most people wouldn't treat anyone they actually *know* like that. Does someone have to get sued, before it's obvious they've crossed a line? That's usually the last resort, isn't it?
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
no subject
Date: 2005-03-17 10:51 pm (UTC)But they won't. They know it's not real.
There's another reason why they might not act if they know it's out there-- they sure as hell don't want to draw attention, even negative attention, to this. They may find it does more harm to file a C&D than to *try* to ignore it. That doesn't necessarily mean they don't hate it, or they'd prefer not to be depicted that way.
The LOTR guys are aware of RPS from what I've seen, sure. And they seem to giggle at it. But they don't speak for all actors.
Besides, isn't it just -- bad manners, for cripe's sake, to depict someone in a way that they could take exception to? To use their name and quirks in a story without asking permission first? Most people wouldn't treat anyone they actually *know* like that. Does someone have to get sued, before it's obvious they've crossed a line? That's usually the last resort, isn't it?