Do I need permission to use the name of a police force? - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T05:54:56Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/do-i-need-permission-to-use?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A219317&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI hope not because my detecti…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-03-07:537324:Comment:2293062010-03-07T19:01:08.381ZStacyhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/StacyDeanne
I hope not because my detective series takes place in Albany, New York so that's what I say, "Albany Police Department".<br />
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I hope not because my detective series takes place in Albany, New York so that's what I say, "Albany Police Department".<br />
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<a href="http://www.stacy-deanne.net" target="_blank">http://www.stacy-deanne.net</a> Thanks, Doug. Every perspecti…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-12-05:537324:Comment:2216492009-12-05T23:34:42.864ZNaomi Bellhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/NaomiBell
Thanks, Doug. Every perspective helps.
Thanks, Doug. Every perspective helps. I think it's fine. I'm doing…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-12-05:537324:Comment:2215542009-12-05T03:31:56.893Zdoug andersonhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/douganderson
I think it's fine. I'm doing it with NYPD, MI6, ATF and FBI. I mean, imagine them trying to prove there wasn't any corruption?
I think it's fine. I'm doing it with NYPD, MI6, ATF and FBI. I mean, imagine them trying to prove there wasn't any corruption? Thanks, Dan, that makes sense…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-11-10:537324:Comment:2193172009-11-10T12:47:02.482ZNaomi Bellhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/NaomiBell
Thanks, Dan, that makes sense.<br />
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If the story is set in a provincial park in Ontario everyone will know the police force is the OPP, whether I name them or not. So they must be used to it.
Thanks, Dan, that makes sense.<br />
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If the story is set in a provincial park in Ontario everyone will know the police force is the OPP, whether I name them or not. So they must be used to it. Thanks, Jon. I know using the…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-11-09:537324:Comment:2191832009-11-09T03:33:37.151ZNaomi Bellhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/NaomiBell
Thanks, Jon. I know using the names of real life corporations can be dodgy, but a police force belongs to the people.
Thanks, Jon. I know using the names of real life corporations can be dodgy, but a police force belongs to the people. Phew - thanks, John. All my O…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-11-09:537324:Comment:2191812009-11-09T03:29:05.297ZNaomi Bellhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/NaomiBell
Phew - thanks, John. All my OPP officers are good guys, so hopefully no one official will complain (or even notice).<br />
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The park is fictional, in SW Ontario. It'll be an arm of the Niagara Escarpment.
Phew - thanks, John. All my OPP officers are good guys, so hopefully no one official will complain (or even notice).<br />
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The park is fictional, in SW Ontario. It'll be an arm of the Niagara Escarpment. No--at least in the U.S., the…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-11-09:537324:Comment:2191792009-11-09T03:16:43.996ZJon Loomishttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JonLoomis
No--at least in the U.S., the only thing you'd need permission for would be the names/descriptions of real-life individuals, although this varies a great deal from publisher to publisher (some apparently ask for permissions for use of certain place names, etc--businesses and the like--but this seems ridiculous to me).
No--at least in the U.S., the only thing you'd need permission for would be the names/descriptions of real-life individuals, although this varies a great deal from publisher to publisher (some apparently ask for permissions for use of certain place names, etc--businesses and the like--but this seems ridiculous to me). I do it all the time. I also…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-11-09:537324:Comment:2191662009-11-09T01:01:35.271ZJohn McFetridgehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JohnMcF
I do it all the time. I also call the RCMP by name and the Toronto police. Three books so far and no one has complained and there are many corrupt officers from all three forces in all the books.<br />
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Which park is the story set in?
I do it all the time. I also call the RCMP by name and the Toronto police. Three books so far and no one has complained and there are many corrupt officers from all three forces in all the books.<br />
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Which park is the story set in?