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An all persons fictitious disclaimer is a disclaimer in which a work of media states that all persons portrayed in it are fictitious. This is done to reduce the possibility of legal action for libel from any person who believes that he or she has been libeled via their portrayal in the work (whether portrayed under their real name or a different name). Such a disclaimer often reads similarly to the following: :All characters appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. The wording of this disclaimer differs from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, and from country to country, as does its legal effectiveness. ==Origins== The disclaimer came as a result of the 1932 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film ''Rasputin and the Empress'', which insinuated that the character Princess Natasha had been raped by Rasputin. Princess Natasha's character was supposedly intended to represent Princess Irina Alexandrovna of Russia, and the real Princess Irina sued MGM for libel. After seeing the film twice, the jury agreed that the princess had been defamed.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Rasputin and the Empress )〕 Princess Irina and her husband Felix Yusupov were reportedly awarded $127,373 in damages by the English Court of Appeal in 1934 and $1 million in an out-of-court settlement with MGM.〔〔 As a preventive measure against further lawsuits, the film was taken out of distribution for decades.〔 Prompted by the outcome of this case, many studios began to incorporate an "all persons fictitious" disclaimer in their films in order to try to protect themselves from similar court action. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「All persons fictitious disclaimer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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