In a message dated 3/13/01 6:27:27 PM Eastern Standard Time, steve.rogerson@mcr1.poptel.org.uk writes:
<< However, if someone draws a picture of how they imagine someone to look nude, everyone knows that is really not them but an artist's impression (unless the drawing was so good it looked like a photograph), therefore the case for libel is not clear cut. I suspect from my knowledge of libel law that it would not stand up in court. >>
Nude, or anything else. Here in the USA, it's quite common for the tabloids to 'doctor' photographs of well-known celebrities and politicians for their front pages, and make them look sick, dying, grossly overweight and an array of other things to compel the shopper to pick up a copy at the supermarket check-out. As far as I know, no lawsuit has ever been successfully brought over these images. The deliberately erroneous stories within? Definitely. Altered pics? No.
Leah