Re: Coan Genealogy book
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Re: Coan Genealogy book
Paul Williams 2/03/11
I know nothing about you, beyond your claim to a very distant relationship.
Your novel appears to be based upon a singular lack of understanding of the law.
Unless you have surviving family's written permission to use the deceased real names, you cannot.
Using real names without permission can lead to charges of libel, defamation of character, etc.
I am hereby explicitly alerting you to this fact. You do not have my permission to use any of my ancestors' real names in your work of fiction.
I strongly advise you to instead create a fictional hereditary line to go along with your fictional account.
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Re: Coan Genealogy book
Michael Coan 2/15/11