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Author Kills Using Violent Scene from His Own Novel! – In the News – 01/01/22

Published on December 31, 2021 Censorship, legal, libel

Author Kills Using Violent Scene from His Own Novel! – In the News – 01/01/22

MORE: Parent “corrects” teacher’s union letter that was riddled with errors; Markle receives public apology after paper published her personal letter; Two states want to FORCE publishers to offer their ebooks to libraries; Americans avoiding news outlets that have turned into propaganda machines; Dan Brown settles lawsuit brought by ex-wife; Hong Kong police arrest newspaper staff; BBC admits that interviewing Alan Dershowitz was a mistake; Mainstream media’s top 10 missteps of 2021; Oklahoma bill will allow parents to have s*xually explicit books removed from school libraries; and Minnesota school board to pay all non-white teachers more money.

Author ordered to hand over $5.1M in book profits. Here’s why… – In the News – 12/23/21

Published on December 23, 2021 amazon, Censorship, legal, libel, social media

Author ordered to hand over $5.1M in book profits. Here’s why… – In the News – 12/23/21

MORE: Chef’s response to travel writer’s bad review goes viral; Photojournalist sues to block subpoena; Fortune magazine story may help send businesswoman to prison; Money-hungry Amazon deleted reviews criticizing Chinese President Xi Jinping’s book; Amazon workers stage walk-out over treatment and wages; Amazon driver told she’d be fired if she heeded tornado warning; Wife of French president sues over posts saying she’s a dude; China is influencing and FOOLING Americans with fake social media posts; HILARIOUS parody posted by a publisher; and Harper Collins settles lawsuit

Library’s “brazen” Christmas display sparks outrage; Harper Collins cancels Chris Cuomo’s book; and MORE! – In the News – 12/09/2021

Published on December 11, 2021 amazon, Censorship, legal

Library’s “brazen” Christmas display sparks outrage; Harper Collins cancels Chris Cuomo’s book; and MORE! – In the News – 12/09/2021

MORE: Author sues Amazon over high book prices; Reporter robbed at gunpoint in Oakland, CA; Website sponsored by police is posting ACLU’s bad activities; Chris Cuomo is DISGUSTING; Spotify removes some comedians’ works; 200 newspapers sue big tech; and China is once again world’s worst jailer of journalists

A Canadian school district has censored an author…and you won’t believe why – In the News – 12/03/21

Published on December 3, 2021 amazon, Censorship, legal, libel

A Canadian school district has censored an author…and you won’t believe why – In the News – 12/03/21

MORE: Should parents be able to decide what books their children read…or not?; Bad FAKE poetry; Twitter is censoring citizen journalists; Lovely Bones author misidentified rapist and he spent decades in prison; and Amazon accused of underreporting number of employees who contracted Covid on the job

Do you trust your child’s school librarian? – In the News – 11/27/21

Published on November 26, 2021 amazon, Censorship, copyrights

Do you trust your child’s school librarian? – In the News – 11/27/21

MORE: 54-page manuscript sells for $13M; Amazon wages secret war on our privacy; If you leave a poor online review for a hotel, they might kick you out in the middle of the night; Is lawsuit against author and publisher a SLAPP?; Small publisher sues Elizabeth Warren for encouraging censorship; and publisher sues prosecutor after being cleared of crime

Mainstream Media and Politicians Will Be Sued for Millions by Rittenhouse Lawyers – In The News – 11/19/21

Published on November 19, 2021 amazon, Censorship, legal, libel

Mainstream Media and Politicians Will Be Sued for Millions by Rittenhouse Lawyers – In The News – 11/19/21

MORE: Alex Jones is a MORON; $100K social media defamation judgement; Cops to sue city councilwoman; We are expecting an exodus of Facebook users; FBI acting like the KGB to recover Biden’s daughter’s diary; Amazon uses the “contractor” excuse in an attempt to avoid liability; Nigeria jailing reporters for “cyber-stalking;” Finland presecutes bishop-elect for book he published; FDA tells scientists to wait 55 YEARS of a freedom of information request regarding Covid-19; More biased reporting by the NYT; American journalist freed from Burma; Feds give BILLIONS of YOUR money to big media companies; and Fauci maskless at a book party

Miami Herald’s newest writer is a robot; University invents brain-typing; and MORE! – In the News – 11/12/2021

Published on November 11, 2021 amazon, Censorship, legal, libel

Miami Herald’s newest writer is a robot; University invents brain-typing; and MORE! – In the News – 11/12/2021

MORE: Parents demand audit of school libraries; N. Ireland official sues singer for defamation; Small publisher sues Elizabeth Warren for attempted government censorship; Successful school superintendent fired for disagreeing with school board; Amazon truck cut clean in half by Amtrak train; and Do Amazon drivers know that their UPS counterparts can earn about twice as much?

“Parents Should Not Pick School Books?!”; Jailed for Posting “Misinformation” – In the News – 11/04/21

Published on November 4, 2021 Censorship, copyrights, libel

“Parents Should Not Pick School Books?!”; Jailed for Posting “Misinformation” – In the News – 11/04/21

MORE: Author and hero who refused to hide cause of Challenger disaster dies; Feds sue to stop big publishing merger; Apple loses $1.87 lawsuit in China (why do they keep doing business there?!); UK may jail Internet trolls; Mark Zuckerberg personally approved censorship of Facebook posts; and Public figures don’t get to spew whatever they want without fear of lawsuits.

Politician Buys “Fake News” Ads to Fool Voters – In the News – 10/29/21

Published on October 29, 2021 Censorship, legal, social media

Politician Buys “Fake News” Ads to Fool Voters – In the News – 10/29/21

MORE: Facebook document leaks have startling revelations; Newsrooms team up to expose Facebook’s actions; Parents required to sign NDA to view school curriculum?!; Parent kicked out of school board meeting after reading “vulgar language” from book that is included in the children’s curriculum; and Is politician’s family profiting from his government actions on CRT?

Americans Finally Protesting the Media; Katie Couric Hurts and Offends in New Book; AND MORE! In The News – 10/21/2021

Published on October 21, 2021 amazon, Censorship, copyrights, legal

Americans Finally Protesting the Media; Katie Couric Hurts and Offends in New Book; AND MORE! In The News – 10/21/2021

MORE: Politicians are rewriting headlines for articles they DID NOT WRITE!; Media is kind to terrorists in obituaries?!; Woman used obituaries to target homes for burglary; Lawmakers say Amazon misled or lied to them; Pastor refuses judge’s order to say specific words to his congregation; Apple is helping to kill religious freedoms; and Firefighter releases book about losing his job and his battle for religious freedom

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SELF-PUBLISHING IN 2021? – How Many Book Sales Needed to Recoup Your Investment?

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POD SECRETS REVEALED: Book Contests for a Publisher’s Authors? Pppfffttt!!! By Angela Hoy

Playing on an author’s vanity is one of the most common marketing ploys used in the publishing services industry. From promises of wealth and fame to ridiculous “your book can …
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POD SECRETS REVEALED: “Free Publishing Guides” Are Used To Harvest Your Email Address, Phone Number, And More!

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RIDICULOUS RED TAPE!! When POD Publishers Charge WAY Too Much to Make Changes, and Take WAY Too Long to Make Them! by Angela Hoy

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POD SECRETS REVEALED! – “100% Royalties?!” Don’t Be Fooled! By Angela Hoy

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P.O.D. SECRETS REVEALED: Ridiculous Contract Clauses!

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  • The Most Watched Defamation Trial EVER – In The News – 05/20/2022

    May 20, 2022 6:23 pm

    By: Brian Whiddon - Managing Editor

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    MORE: Federal court deals setback to first amendment suit against Elizabeth Warren; Chicago mayor does photo-op in Texas bookstore when she should be working to stop shootings in her own city; Is People magazine closing its print division or not?; How far should social media companies be allowed to go with monitoring users?; Former NY Post digital chief settles explosive lawsuit; Author drops lawsuit over cocktail book; Newspaper gets sued for calling a billionaire an Oligarch; and The parody defense to a copyright infringement lawsuit was successful for this firm. Read more →

    Federal Court decision on free speech.
    Court Deals Setback to First Amendment Suit Against Elizabeth Warren
    “In a September 7 letter to Amazon, Warren complained that the book ‘perpetuates dangerous conspiracies about COVID-19 and false and misleading information about vaccines.’”

    33 shot, 5 dead in her city on the same weekend she posts a virtue signaling tweet. 
    Lori Lightfoot’s book banning tweet lampooned amid rising crime, alleged Dem hypocrisy
    “‘Wise choice,’ tweeted Nick Freitas, a Republican state delegate in Virginia. ‘With all the violence in the city you manage, I can see why you want to go somewhere safe to read.'”

    From the story, it sounds like nobody knows WHAT is going on there.
    People’s print magazine faces possible closure amid newsroom chaos: sources
    “While talks of changes in frequency are in flux and a decision has not been made, insiders fret that People’s editorial offices are in disarray under the magazine’s new editor in chief Liz Vaccariello, who replaced Dan Wakeford amid a February reorganization.”

    The most-watched defamation trial EVER
    Johnny Depp to take the stand again next week in Amber Heard trial
    “The ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ star will take the stand again next week — and there could be more than 18 hours of bombshell testimony to come from his side, a source told The Post.”

    Where was this concern when violence was being urged against Republicans and cops?
    Social media platforms weigh free speech, public safety in wake of Buffalo shooting
    “These companies make a lot of money, they’re very profitable and in my view, they have the opportunity to do far more monitoring and shut things down before it gets to this situation…”

    She was fired two months after she reported the incidents.
    Former New York Post digital chief settles explosive lawsuit with the tabloid
    “Gotthelf had alleged in her lawsuit that she was wrongfully fired after she reported to her boss that a longtime lieutenant of Rupert Murdoch sexually harassed her.”

    No mention if there was a settlement or not.
    Author drops lawsuit against Madix, Sandoval of `Vanderpump Rules’
    “An author who sued Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix of ‘Vanderpump Rules,’ alleging their 2019 cocktail book infringed on some of her ideas, has dropped her lawsuit against the couple. Baker sued in December 2020, saying she met Madix, now 36, through a mutual friend in February 2016, and that they began talking about collaborating on a book about cocktails told from the perspective of Madix, a bartender on the Bravo network show.”

    Pretty dumb move on the part of the newspaper.
    Swedish billionaire developing Aspen hotel sues Colorado newspaper over “oligarch” label
    “A Swedish billionaire who is developing a controversial luxury hotel in Aspen is suing one of the city’s newspapers for defamation, claiming The Aspen Times wrongly portrayed him as a corrupt Russian oligarch amid that country’s war on Ukraine.”

    The defendants won, and were awarded attorneys’ fees.
    Sometimes, the Parody Defense to Copyright Infringement Works!
    “…like in this week’s decision by a New York court to deem a sketch comedy group’s theater production titled ‘Vape’ a fair use of the famous ‘Grease’ musical.”

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