Comment on If I publish my memoir and wrote about every bad thing people did to hurt me while the people mentioned are still alive, how much trouble could I get in?

slazer2au@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• mech@feddit.org ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  As long as what you publish is truthful and they don’t suffer any actual damages, you should be fine it’s not illegal.
  If the people you write about are rich and influential, it doesn’t have to be illegal for them to ruin you in court.

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  • slazer2au@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    That’s true, and should absolutely talked about with the publisher of one ever take OP on

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