Published on November 23, 2022
amazon, Censorship, diversify your writing income, legal
MORE: Amazon driver accused of stealing packages already delivered to a home; FBI and Air Force raid home of owner of popular Area 51 website; Michigan school district removes “sexually explicit” books after parents’ outrage; Biden requests immunity for Saudi crown prince in death of Washington Post columnist; New children’s books about good virtues seem few and far between; Customer satisfaction at Amazon takes a dive; and Judge orders Amazon to stop retaliating against union organizers.
Published on November 17, 2022
Censorship, copyrights, legal
MORE: Will Supreme Court protect parodies?; FBI agent to be deposed for working with Meta/Facebook to bury a story; NH man charged as posting online “dirty cop;” More parents shut down after publicly reading graphic passages from books available to children; and Old Star Trek comic books are worth big money!
Published on November 10, 2022
author, Censorship, legal, libel
MORE: Sikh Prayer Books Return to Military After 100 Years; Parent don’t mind sex education but they DO mind p*rn; Iranian author cancels tour over death threats; Man arrested for sharing “free speech” joke on Facebook; Scottish authors aren’t permitted to offend anyone; College student sues lawyer for $40 over tweet she claims was libelous; and Judge dismisses author’s libel suit against critic
Published on November 5, 2022
Censorship, legal, libel
MORE: When comedians steal each others’ jokes; Woman demands apology after politician misrepresents her in campaign ad; The Dystopian book that changed Germany; and Who decides which online posts and articles are misinformation and which ones aren’t?
Published on October 28, 2022
Censorship, legal, libel
MORE: When a government forces the media to lie; Facebook fined $25M for hiding political contributions; Professor fired after students complain his classes were too hard; Actor’s book raises eyebrows; Publishing “professionals” attempt to ban book; and CA baker wins free speech case
Published on October 21, 2022
Censorship, legal
MORE: Incredibly stupid Lana Del Rey claims she lost 200-page manuscript for Simon & Schuster when computer stolen; College professor shares student’s cheating method; Christian teacher fired for refusing to read certain books to children in daycare; Former WSJ reporter claims law firm hired Indian hackers; Pentagon equity chief praises book calling 9/11 first responders “menaces;” U.S. citizens sentenced to prison in Saudi Arabia for tweets; Feds refuse to hand over JFK assassination records; and Self-help author allegedly found hoarding a variety of animals.
Published on October 13, 2022
amazon, Censorship, copyrights
MORE: More anti-Semitic censorship at Berkeley; Two Amazon employees accused of $22K thefts; Gun fight at Amazon!; Character mark violation or parody?; Woman almost puts her head of hair in food blogger’s coffee; Game of Thrones’ fans accuse author of racism; Saudi prince refuses to talk to Reuters’ reporter; Longest-running copyright infringement lawsuit ever?; and #BookTok becomes a driving force in literature.
Published on October 7, 2022
Censorship, legal, libel
MORE: Wiley reinstates ebooks previously withdrawn from libraries for fall courses; BookTok won’t be very popular if they’re only featuring books by one publisher; Politician sued by organization after (falsely?) claiming that organization lied about her; and Woman arrested for allegedly posting an offensive message online
Published on September 30, 2022
Censorship, copyrights, legal, Trademarks
MORE: News celebrity publishes book with positive message; Book details integration of women into the Navy; Author accused of multiple counts of plagiarism; Journalist who uncovering hundreds of fake PhD degrees is being punished by Russian government; Small tourist attraction sued for allegedly selling counterfeit items from “The Texas Chainsaw Masacre.”
Published on September 24, 2022
Censorship, legal, libel
MORE: Shares of one of Europe’s media companies drop £300m after chief executive steps down; Government ordered social media firms to censor posts; We just can’t trust medical journals anymore; Copyrights and AI art; and “Central Park Karen” loses lawsuit against former employer.
