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The New York Times asked that question about Mark Zuckerberg and the movie The Social Network: ... how can filmmakers take liberties with the story of a living person, and does that person have any recourse if the portrayal upsets him? After all, many movies run a legal disclaimer in the credits that says, “Any resemblance to real persons, living or ...

Well, think about this. If you make a movie with that disclaimer and someone sues you, what's going to happen in court? Now, it's true that things (especially legal things) change from country to country, but I think it's safe to assume that your lawyer will say that you always stated that everything was fiction, and that all characters were fictitious and ...