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Q&A Use of real organization in fiction

I have just finished a mystery in which I have used the name of a real community organization. It's an organization that people either love or hate because it represents the upper echelon of societ...

4 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Larry‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T06:59:04Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/30082
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar Larry‭ · 2019-12-08T06:59:04Z (almost 5 years ago)
I have just finished a mystery in which I have used the name of a real community organization. It's an organization that people either love or hate because it represents the upper echelon of society, presents debutantes every year, etc. I do not trash the group; it is simply a background for a character who is a member of the organization and who is promoting herself to become the leader. She comes across as being cynical and self-centered, but in the end, despite her warts, she redeems herself. I have included a disclaimer indicating that organizations, events, etc. are either the products of the writer's imagination or are used fictitiously. Am I on thin legal ice for not changing the group's name? This mystery will be self-published.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-09-04T22:13:31Z (about 7 years ago)
Original score: 1