MORE: Easy to rig NYT best seller list?; Amazon "flooded" with fake 5-star reviews?; Historic publisher files for bankruptcy; Publishers of Hunchback of Notre Dame urged to donate; National Enquirer sold for $100M; Publishers quickly releasing Mueller Report in book form.…
Also: KARMA! College essay services blackmailing students who cheat; National Enquirer is for sale in wake of controversies; Small press goes on hiatus after not paying royalties; Lawsuit against ebook piracy site; Public figures and libel; #MeToo movement leads to libel lawsuits and countersuits; Amazon's horoscopes suggest people buy Amazon products; Can the law be copyrighted? …
Also: Bob Ross' son gets zilch in rights lawsuit; More inhumane behavior by Amazon; Blogger libel lawsuits; Classifying employees as "freelancers," and $50M fine against publisher.…
Also: Univ. of California cancels $10 million/year subscription to academic journals; The rise of robot authors; and Mockingbird play publisher claims infliction of monetary losses.…
Also: Harvard sued by a family over use of photograph of slave who they claim is their ancestor.…
Suicidal Amazon Employees * Will B&N Survive? * Facial Recognition * Defamation Suits For Canadian Author * CNN sued for Defamation…
Also: Black journalists group not happy with CCN; Amazon closing mall kiosks; and 10 things you didn't know about Virginia Woolf…
Motorcycle Gang Trademark * Fake Amazon Reviews * "Mockingbird" Killed * $250 Million Lawsuit * Street Artists Fight Back Against Copyright Infringement…
Amazon KDP/CreateSpace poor quality printing AND copyright infringement?; Drunk publisher rant; Racist publisher; Author lies about cancer and keeps publishing contract; and more!…
Religious Watch List * Facebook Comments a "Right?" * "Osho" Cult Lawsuit * Criminal Libel * Stormy Daniels AGAIN * NYT Editor Plagiarism * Feminist Sues Twitter…
Another disgraced novelist, How do YOU feel about publishers using "sensitivity readers?"; Ex-NY Times editor accused of plagiarism in new book; Could YOU, as a journalist, be replaced by a robot?; and much more!…
1st Lady Settles Suit, Printing Plant Goes to Pot, Media Layoffs, VPNs Targeted, Congresswoman Deletes Tweets, Apple Privacy Bug, Publisher Sued by Printer for $15M; Teens Robbing Newsstands in NY…
Smiley Lawsuit; "Stolen artwork is all over Amazon;" Gambling Guide Copyright; Predatory Publishing in India; Gawker Reporters Quit for Ethical Reasons; Yet Another Reporter Accused of Fabricating Sources…
Will original writers by shut out of new Lion King?; Twitter warns author his book violates Pakistan law?!; DOJ trying to make it easier to spy on journalists!…
Was the Authors Guild survey on author earnings flawed?; Recent academic scam; Scholars validating fake "facts" that align with their political views; and more!…
Worthess Amazon Gift Cards Ruin Christmas * Alexa Crashes * Blogger Sued for $7 Mil * Internet Privacy * CBS Sued For "Billions" * Publisher Accuses Wife in his Own Newspaper * Russia Doesn't Suffer Bloggers…
I think the Tates will eventually go to prison. How in the world are the doing to keep up with 12.43 years of payments at $6K/month?!…
Journalists Under Attack * Amazon's "Sweatshop" Warehouses During the Holidays * Publishing Embezzlement Destroys Literary Agency * BuzzFeed Off The Hook for Defamation…
Bad Typo (REALLY, REALLY BAD!) In a Headline * Author Wins Lawsuit * Photo Copyrights * Amazon Hiring Practices Racist??…
School Newspaper Suspended? * Amazon's Special Mail Rates Might End * Journalism More Dangerous Than Ever * Sandy Hook Defamation Lawsuit * "Bad S*x" book award! * Plastic Wrapped Environmental Book…
How many workers have died in Amazon's warehouses? * Did Amazon ask police to enforce worker productivity? * Mega church sued critics for defamation * And, much more!…
Chinese erotic author gets more jail time than some rapists * Wedding magazine shuts down * Self publishing is gaining popularity * CAPITAL LETTERS scare college students?? * and more!…
Bars Targeted for Playing Copyrighted Music * Neo Nazi Sued for "Troll Storm" * Bezos-Copter Complaints * Tax Breaks For Amazon Fair or Not?…
Amazon cutting off many foreign bookstores; Fake "Reality" TV exposed?; R.R. Bowker experiences data breach; Amazon drivers not permitted to pee in bottles; and more!…
Medallion Press Bankrupt * Green Ivy Publishing sued by its authors * Newspaper sues to force town to buy advertisements? * Lawsuit over Facebook posts…
High school essay sends man to prison; Cengage settles author lawsuit; "Predatory" academic publisher vanishes; How a fan fiction became a novel; and more!…
Next Tate Publishing hearing scheduled for November 7, 2018 Hearing set for Tate Publishing embezzlement case…
2 journalists dead; Amazon to pay higher shipping costs to the USPS; Is a reckoning finally coming for Amazon?…
Cuatomer Poaching * Led Zepplin Copyright Infringement * Predatory Science Journals * Amazon Drivers' Labor Woes * Amazon turning Whole Foods employees into 'robots?'; Amazon increases min. wage but cuts benefits?!…
Christian Copyright Infringement Battle * "Sinatra Idol" * Fake Science * False Amazon Ads…
Bookshops Threatened * Shady Amazon Employees * Did Netflix do something really stupid? * Harry Potter Festival Naming Fears * New York Review of Books editor out of a job for controversial essay…
Amazon waits 3 YEARS to remove pro-rate dating books?!; Attorney-client privilege...or not?; Target accused of redacting keywords for books; Predatory publishers (don't miss this one!!); Reporter fired for fake news?…
Amazon Losing Popularity with small sellers * Graffiti Copyrights? * Uncertainty for B&N * Amazon "Buy Button" * Village Voice Downsizing * Online Satire Outlawed…
Amazon kills CreateSpace, forces authors to KDP Print - and people are UPSET!; Tate Publishing owners - will they EVER go to trial?; TrueLine Publishing employees claims she was drugged at Christmas Party; and more juicy stories!…
Amazon's Book Availability Problems Now Affecting Even MORE Publishers?! IS YOUR BOOK AFFECTED?? * Comic Publisher Accused of Rapes * "Relative Use" Lawsuit * College Newspaper Censorship * "AK-47" Threat against journalist * BackPage.com owners claim THEY'RE the victims?!…
Authors claim Amazon banned all of their books for "no reason" * Book pirates call authors "elitists" after website gets shut down * Public figure being scrutinized after writing tell-all book * Subpoena by Tweet! * "Fair Use" Battles * Judge blasts newspaper for publishing legally obtained info. …
Amazon employee lives in car after job injury; Reporter free after being jailed for reporting on pedophilia trial; Canadian newsprint tariffs…
"50 Shades" Legal Fight * Rapper Sued for Defamation * "Shape of Water" Lawsuit * Indiana Skyline Gets Company Sued…
Amazon Facial Recognition a Big Fail? * Sexual Harassment Among Writers * Boston Globe Copyright Lawsuit * YouTuber Infringed His Own Work? * Libel and the 1st Amendment * Politician Has Filed 10 Lawsuits in 10 Years…
The Journal Record interviewed me last week, and published an update to the Tate Publishing saga…
Netflix offends Indian audience * Kubrick screenplay discovered * LA Times - green light to publish sealed court records * Cops/BBC lose privacy case * GM fights copyright infringement case…
Amazon anti-trust critic joins FTC; Rejected writer threatens to open fire; Copyright infringement ON A U.S. STAMP!; Live-tweeting about strangers leads to apology.…
