04-16-2013, 07:35 AM | #76 | |
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The name she uses has the same purposes as giving a different date of birth. Despite the fact that it shouldn't matter objectively to playing a role where she would pretend to have a different name and age anyway, using a different name increases the chances of being noticed. |
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My comment was an aside, and not directly to address what you and Sil_liS are arguing about. |
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How can lying for the specific purpose of personal financial gain be considered anything other than fraud? I'd be the first to admit that my knowledge of the law is hazy at best, but what would else would be necessary in order for it to become criminal fraud?
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It's more to do with "injury or loss" than to do with financial gain. For someone to be guilty of fraud it has to be shown that they have caused injury or loss, or the alleged fraudulent act had the potential to cause injury or loss. It is difficult to see how hiring an actress who is older than she claimed to be either causes or has the potential to cause injury or loss, particularly since the business of actresses is pretending to be someone that they are not.
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Think of it his way (it's a much better anlogy): You're a lawyer. Say you want to hire a lawyer for your firm, to practicie a relatively specialized area of law. You need someone with particular training and experience. There are several headhunter companies that will eagerly send you candidates. One of them sends you a candidate that lied on their resume, about something that make a difference in your hiring decision.. You find out they knew this candidate had lied on their resume. Would you be likely to do business with them again? Or would you prefer one of their competitors? That's IMDB's position, once they suspect she has lied in her profile. (Mitigated a little bit by the fact that such lying is pretty normal in Hollywood, and all lawyer jokes aside, it's not among lawyers.) We're not arguing. We're both just repeating ourselves over and over like demented parrots. |
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But IMDB has a legitimate interest in maintaining accurate information in the pro accounts, which are, in every sense, a resume. If they get a reputation for allowing intentiona lies, nobody will take them seriously. |
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OTOH if they get a reputation for changing information without consent they might find they lose potential customers for their Pro service.
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They'll lose all their customers if producers don't take them seriously. |
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If producers are using IMDB Pro profiles to find people to invite to audition - that's pretty much the only way she has a case at all, after all - and don't invite her because she's over 40, then clearly being under 40 is a criteria. That's her claim.
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