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Can you use other countries governments in your stories?
Like, if I'm writing a spyish story, I'm going to use our government, and Russia's as the bad guys. Are there rules against using their government and everything for my story?
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- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
How retro a Russian spy story.
You can use their country, but I'd avoid using any living people. They can sue you under our libel laws.
- A. ThorneLv 71 decade ago
It will be more of a problem if your facts aren't correct with your readers, so be prepared to research a lot--Tom Clancy admitted prior to writing The Hunt for Red October he had never set foot on a nuclear submarine, he acquired all the knowledge from interviews and research.
- Experto CredoLv 71 decade ago
Not at all, just as long as you do not take a well-known personality and ridicule them. I mean, Tom Clancy does this all the time
