Published on October 1, 2020
legal, libel
MORE: Posting on Whatsapp in Nigeria can lead to a hanging; In five years, artificial intelligence may be responsible for 90% of online content; Huffpost going belly-up?; Writing by hand makes kids smarter; Lifeway lawsuit update
Published on September 24, 2020
amazon, copyrights, legal, libel
MORE: High-profile journalists starting own brands; Lawsuit over YouTube diary entry; Apple sued over use of diverse emojis
Published on September 17, 2020
amazon, legal
Miami Herald distributed racist insert for a year; Egyptian journalist arrested for “fake news”; CEO of Macmillan quits; Amazon’s new “luxury stores” are invitation only (yawn); And, you can’t post reviews on Amazon unless you spend a certain amount of $$ there.
Published on September 10, 2020
amazon, legal
Publisher sues Lindsay Lohan; Journalist jailed for covering trial about homeschooling; B&N wins lawsuit because “press release was not substantially true;” Amazon deletes 20K product ratings over fake reviews; Christmas book sales expected to be WAY UP!; Pakistani Christian sentenced to death for ‘blasphemous texts’
Published on September 3, 2020
amazon, copyrights, legal
THIS product on Amazon MUST be outlawed!; Publisher sued for “poor-quality work”; BuzzFeed loses lawsuit after removing copyright info from photographer’s image; Court says Sarah Palin can sue the NYT; Political groups funding “media outlets”; Scammers impersonating major publishing houses
Published on August 27, 2020
Childish Journalist Trashes Nick Sandmann; S.I. CEO Out; Mormon Angel on Catholic Publication Causes Reaction; Bible Sales Down but Bible App Sales UP!
Published on August 20, 2020
amazon, legal, libel
Publishing Leaders Warn about Amazon’s Power; Chinese Publishing Struggling; Media Advertising Battles; Social Media Libel Protections; Company Launches Celebrity Book Clubs;
Published on August 13, 2020
amazon, bookstores, legal
After undercutting them, Amazon to teach third party sellers how to “succeed”; Amazon drivers laid off even as that business grows; Newspaper offices permanently switching to “work from home”
Published on August 6, 2020
amazon, legal, libel
Politician’s lawsuit dismissed after judge rules article was opinion; Amazon offerse rare response to criticism over employee safety; Sarasota bookstore fighting to survive while Copper Dog Books is expanding; A third of Amazon’s e-commerce revenues are from third party sellers.
Published on July 29, 2020
amazon, legal
CNN correspondence breached confidentiality agreement?; Senator’s ad photoshopped opponent’s nose; GoFundMe account to save small, indie bookstore; R.I.P. Oprah Magazine; Internet Archive asks publishers to drop copyright lawsuit (ha ha ha ha ha).