Yeah, an ex- of mine tried to make this argument many years ago (leaving aside any freedom of speech issues). I said "Marshall Mathers (Eminem) could end up in

Yeah, an ex- of mine tried to make this argument many years ago (leaving aside any freedom of speech issues). I said "Marshall Mathers (Eminem) could end up in a situation where he's sued for slander / defamation based on lyrics in his songs." Her: "No, because he's not singing - that's Slim Shady, who is a character of his. You can't sue the character, because it doesn't exist." Me: "That's not really going to fly in a court. Among other reasons, if he doesn't exist, where's his voice coming from?"