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What are the legalities for a spoof documentary with real names used?
Hello , me and some other people want to make a "mokumentary" (a satire/spoof styled documentray) to make fun of the insane conspiracy theorists . We plan to make a fake conspiracy about a celebrity planning on destroying the sun . What are the rules regarding using real peoples names ( ie, which ever celebrity we choose) and keep in mind that its a comedy . I see these types of things all the time on tv shows like Conan Obrien etc (ie, a gag involving the person of tom cruise) and always wondered if they could get sued or if it was perfectly allowed and protected etc. thanks
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
If you Google "lawsuits" and Mad Magazine, Hustler Magazine, or Playboy, I think you'll find that parody and satire are pretty well engraved in stone as acceptable, provided they are obviously parodies.
Put a really good disclaimer at the beginning that these are actor portrayals and the entire film is a parody/satire. Personally I'd just steal it from the credits of any good parody show.
Finally, make it funny enough that even those portrayed might laugh. At least 51% fake quotes, and make sure the other 49% are accurate.
Oh, and I'm not really going to destroy the sun.
~Conan
Source(s): My legal dept - earlsLv 45 years ago
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