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> Out of curiosity, how do intellectual property laws handle someone publishing a work under someone else's name? Depends on jurisdiction. There is a a lot of
by mr_toad 3y ago
> Out of curiosity, how do intellectual property laws handle someone publishing a work under someone else's name?
Depends on jurisdiction. There is a a lot of case law (precedent), rather than statute, and it’s up to the infringed party to make a case.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personality_rights https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personality_rights
- stOneskull 3y agoamazon or goodreads or some other body could have a new type of system. if you want to publish a book using the same name as someone else, then they make it a special case. like a default 'no'. then you either change your name a bit or prove it's your name. something like that.