[stylist] Autobiography and getting sued

[Bridgit Pollpeter]

Sometimes authors will change names to protect people, or if material is
of a sensitive nature, they may change names as well. Some people don't
want to be recognized by name, so a writer will make up a name for said
person in this situation. There are many reasons why an author may
change the names of people, but this is not necessarily because it's
illegal to use real names without permission.

Sincerely,
Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
Read my blog at:
http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/
 
"History is not what happened; history is what was written down."
The Expected One- Kathleen McGowan

Message: 25
Date: Sun, 04 Mar 2012 14:41:39 -0800
From: vejas <brlsurfer at gmail.com>
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All I know is that the author in one of the memoirs I read 
changed all the names except that of her sisters.
Vejas