Paul Darrow's and Michael Keating's Pseudo Legal Letter

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Paul Darrow's and Michael Keating's Pseudo Legal Letter was a January 1989 cease and desist letter addressed Ann Wortham, Leah Rosenthal, and Linda Terrell

Paul Darrow's and Michael Keating's letter to Ann Wortham, Leah Rosenthal, and Linda Terrell (January 1989)

This letter demanded that these three fans stop using their likenesses in fanfic and fan art. The use of "Esq." behind the actor's names does not denote any legal role nor does it convey any legality to the letter. In the UK "Esquire was used generally as the default title for all men who did not have a grander title when addressing correspondence..."

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  This letter from Paul Darrow and Michael Keating was part of the Press Release Packet sent out to fans in January 1989. Click to read.