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Open Discussion of RPS Stories in Light of Heath's Death
louisev:
I think the worst that could be implied about writers of RPS who are publishing it on the internet is not that they are immoral, but that perhaps they are thoughtless, and have not truly considered the implications of their story upon the possible audience.
For example, imagine a conversation which an RPS author would have with Heath if they met him and he asked this question of them. It happens - there are people on this forum who have met Heath and one person at least, has worked with him in films. If Heath were to have told his fans "I really do not like people writing stories about me having it off with Jake and I wish they would stop" would you stop writing the story? Or would you feel you have a "right" to do it, even though the person you are worshipping is upset by it?
el_wing:
--- Quote from: louise van hine on January 30, 2008, 06:18:59 pm ---I think the worst that could be implied about writers of RPS who are publishing it on the internet is not that they are immoral, but that perhaps they are thoughtless, and have not truly considered the implications of their story upon the possible audience.
For example, imagine a conversation which an RPS author would have with Heath if they met him and he asked this question of them. It happens - there are people on this forum who have met Heath and one person at least, has worked with him in films. If Heath were to have told his fans "I really do not like people writing stories about me having it off with Jake and I wish they would stop" would you stop writing the story? Or would you feel you have a "right" to do it, even though the person you are worshipping is upset by it?
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That's an interesting question, which I can't answer from this fandom-- but I can from LotR fandom since I know rps writers who have met Elijah Wood and Sean Astin and they take no offense to the writing-- in fact, they liked some of it. They even slow danced together. One two three. Sean wrote about it in his book about making the movie. If an actor told me, hey, this upsets me, I'd quit. But some actors don't feel threated by women's fantasies about them.
louisev:
--- Quote from: el_wing on January 30, 2008, 06:24:47 pm ---That's an interesting question, which I can't answer from this fandom-- but I can from LotR fandom since I know rps writers who have met Elijah Wood and Sean Astin and they take no offense to the writing-- in fact, they liked some of it. They even slow danced together. One two three. Sean wrote about it in his book about making the movie. If an actor told me, hey, this upsets me, I'd quit. But some actors don't feel threated by women's fantasies about them.
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In this instance, the approval of the actors involve would constitute permission. In a case of permission or approval then my personal objection would be withdrawn. However, permission cannot be presumed, and I can only apply the yardstick of my own opinion, which is, if someone wrote a fictional story about me in an intimate relationship with someone and made up the facts - I would sue them. In the case of non celebrities, invasion of privacy and defamation of character are pretty much a slam-dunk. With celebrities it is much harder to do based upon the "public interest" angle.
el_wing:
--- Quote from: louise van hine on January 30, 2008, 06:33:31 pm ---In this instance, the approval of the actors involve would constitute permission. In a case of permission or approval then my personal objection would be withdrawn. However, permission cannot be presumed, and I can only apply the yardstick of my own opinion, which is, if someone wrote a fictional story about me in an intimate relationship with someone and made up the facts - I would sue them. In the case of non celebrities, invasion of privacy and defamation of character are pretty much a slam-dunk. With celebrities it is much harder to do based upon the "public interest" angle.
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I wouldn't sue. But that's me.
louisev:
If someone is writing a story about real people, and feels perfectly fine about the idea of having that person write a story about themselves (understanding that whoever it is may not write something flattering, true, or helpful, and in fact has no control over what is written at all, and may indeed hurt their feelings or the feelings of their friends) then I would say that their conscience should be clear about writing RPS. But that would not be me.
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