UC Law SF Communications and Entertainment Journal
Abstract
Ten years ago Bindrim v. Mitchell roared like a lion, extending an author's potential to defame through fiction. Today, it appears that the lion may be a mouse. Courts are generally applying a higher degree of scrutiny in an effort to curb the "chilling effect" Bindrim could potentially wreak upon the artistic community. Artists and agents, however, should be wary of certain types of fiction which have no standardized protection. This Note suggests a standard which could protect all authors from nuisance suits brought by readers who assert that the fictional work is "of and concerning" them.
Recommended Citation
Robert Asa Crook,
Welcome to the Nineties, Bindrim v. Mitchell: Now Drop Dead,
12 UC Law SF Comm. & Ent. L.J. 517
(1990).
Available at: https://repository.uclawsf.edu/hastings_comm_ent_law_journal/vol12/iss4/1
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