Ken Zeran

What might you have done differently if you were in the position of artist Ken Zeran, mentioned in this chapter?

Abelson tells a story about Ken Zeran, a character who has had his identity stolen, or in better terms, he has been a victim of defamation. If I were in his position there isn't much you could really do because as an artist, you ARE your name. Your work is a representation of you so you could continue creating art under a different name but the whole point is to be recognized for your work so if someone has stolen your name than its like starting at square one. It is hard enough to be recognized just once, but Ken would have to do it all over again. If I were him, I would definitely alert the authorities and the media. I say alert the media because if enough people are passionate about the issue the problem could gain a lot more momentum than by just alerting the authorities. It kind of reminds me of the cell phone story. The cell phone going missing isn't a huge issue in the first place but because so many people were behind the cause something was done about it. Ken is in a hard position, but with the media behind him the issue has a chance of becoming known.