Is it always legal to mention a person or a product in a review or critique in a magazine?
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Is it always legal to mention a person or a product in a review or critique in a magazine?
Also, if you mention a book in a magazine editorial, is it legal to publish the book cover as long as you mention the title and author of the book?
Asked on April 16, 2012 under Business Law, California
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If your job is to review or critique matters for a magazine there is nothing improper for you in publishing the book civer so long as you mention the title and author of the book in the critique. You are not trying to capitalize upon the publication per se, rather you are mentioning the author and the book as part of a job where the information is provided to the public as part of your job.
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