Unauthorized biography

[5] Unauthorized biographies of people who are not deemed public figures may be considered violations of the right to privacy and subject to legal action.

[6] As Ted Schwarz (1992) writes: Interesting people totally unknown to the general public are usually considered private individuals, even when married to someone famous.

Writing about them without their permission may be considered invasion of privacy, a situation that seldom arises with politicians, entertainers, and others who are obvious public figures.

[12] While unauthorized biographies often receive significant news coverage, their writers tend to face "media disdain" due to the perception that their work is gossipy, voyeuristic, and busybodyish.

"[15] However, a number of these companies later faced legal challenges to their publications,[16][17] which resulted in the unauthorized comic book biography fad dying down.