Tate Publishing Update: WHERE ARE THE AUTHORS’ FILES?!?!
The Journal Record interviewed me last week, and published an update to the Tate Publishing saga…
Whispers and Warnings
GM Accused of Copyright Infringement! – Whispers and Warnings – 07/19/18
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…
Rejected Writer Threatens to Open Fire! Whispers and Warnings for 07/12/18
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.…
WritersWeekly.com Whispers and Warnings for 07/06/18
206 complaints about AuthorSolutions * FBI "tip off" by AP journalist? * Amazon eyeing advertising opportunities * EU Copyright laws slowed down * Harlan Ellison dead…
WritersWeekly.com Whispers and Warnings for 06/28/18
U of I Free Speech Lawsuit * County Commissioners Sue For Defamation * The Tates Get a Court Date! * Blogger Stabbed to Death * Al Jazeera Fake News…
WritersWeekly.com Whispers and Warnings for 06/21/18
*YouTube found liable for Copyright Infringement * Michael Jackson's estate sues Disney * "Upskirt Photos" * Ex sues over biography * Novelist scalps girlfriend…
WritersWeekly.com Whispers and Warnings for 06/14/18
Some of Tate Publishing's properties have been seized; Amazon's working conditions in China; Should bloggers be forced to "register" their blogs?; Should writers be forced to sign morality clauses?; Newspaper publisher poisoned; More "cocky!"; Star Wars parody t-shirt leads to lawsuit threat from author…
WritersWeekly.com Whispers and Warnings for 06/07/18
Somebody paid for a REALLY stupid study about print vs. ebooks; Edwards Brothers Mallow closing doors; France's government will determine what news is fake?; Bloggers, is the government watching YOU?; Amazon in trouble yet again; Tweet exposes what appear to be rampant abuse of Amazon's KDP program; Buzzfeed France latest to be closed. …
Check out this “summons” from the “High Court”
Here at WritersWeekly, we certainly get our share of spam and scam emails. Most get filtered…
WritersWeekly.com Whispers and Warnings for 05/31/18
Amazon avoids collecting/paying taxes...again; Ukraine fakes journalist's death; Another Yelp review lawsuit; Amazon contractors can't sue Amazon; Facebook/Amazon "screening out older workers"; Ghostwriters sues Christian publisher…
WritersWeekly.com Whispers and Warnings for 05/24/18
"Redundant" Editors? * Cockygate * Is Facebook "Big Brother? * Zorro Lawsuit * Billionaire setting up website to "track" journalists * The demise of Time Inc * Interview Magazine shuts down…
WritersWeekly.com Whispers and Warnings for 05/17/18
Tate Publishing's properties up for auction!; Amazon upset about Seattle's new "head tax"; Authors sue Cengage Publishing over new subscription model; Popular authors don't always sue fan fiction writers; Can an author trademark a single, common word like "cocky?"…
WritersWeekly.com Whispers and Warnings for 05/10/18
Amazon workers peeing in trash cans?; Anti-Amazon chapbook a big hit; Candy company sued for copyright infringement, Facebook sued for (allegedly) allowing scam ads...…
WritersWeekly.com Whispers and Warnings for 05/03/18
Christian Publishing Lawsuit * DNC Sues Russia/WikiLeaks * You Might Want to Avoid IAPWE * RedState Layoffs * 17 Year Lawsuit Settled and Writers Collect!…
WritersWeekly.com Whispers and Warnings for 04/27/18
Fake "Boston Bombing" Reporter * Amazon Sells "Car Theft Kits" * PETA Loses Monkey Suit * Jacket Hijacking Journalist…
WritersWeekly.com Whispers and Warnings for 04/19/18
Amazon employees peeing on bottles; $35M judgement against textbook counterfeiter; Author accused of sexual assault sues accuser; Actress loses lawsuit regarding portrayal of her in a show. …
WritersWeekly.com Whispers and Warnings for 04/12/18
'Boy Who Came Back From Heaven' now sues publisher * "Pro Nazi" publisher sued in Poland * California lawmaker wants to trample free speech * WriterBeware threatened with legal action? * Internet Archives' alleged copyright infringement…
WritersWeekly.com Whispers and Warnings for 04/05/18
"Stinky City" Lawsuit * Facebook Data Scraping * InfoWars Defamation Lawsuit * Game of Thrones' author's epic case of writer's block?…
WritersWeekly.com Whispers and Warnings for 03/27/18
Open Letters * Facebook Libel * Steele Deposition * Racist Beer…
WritersWeekly.com Whispers and Warnings for 03/22/18
Confederate Norwegian Flag * "LEADERS" - Featuring Hitler! * Jail for being "offensive?" * Miley stealing lyrics??…
WritersWeekly Whispers and Warnings for 03/15/2018
Richard Simmons' Legal Woes * ISP Copyright Infringement * Copyright Horror Story Involving Amazon * "Dual Survivor" defamation case…
WritersWeekly Whispers and Warnings for 03/07/2018
Simon and Schuster prevail. MILO YIANNOPOULOS ENDS $10 MILLION SUIT VS. PUBLISHER … No Money Exchanged…
WritersWeekly Whispers and Warnings for 03/01/2018
Journalist Murdered * Miami Herald Hoaxed * Massages, Manicures and Rosé * Malicious Prosecution? * Fair Use Fight…
WritersWeekly Whispers and Warnings for 02/22/2018
Tate Publishing's Court Hearing Delayed for the Third Time!; Six reasons NOT to trust the New York Times Best Seller List; Amazon laying off lots of folks; Author drops lawsuit against publisher; When will Amazon's monopolistic actions stop?…
Whispers and Warnings for 02/16/2018
Embedding a link can be copyright infringement; BuzzFeed sued over Trump Dossier...so they're suing the Democratic National Committee; Who actually owns scientific research?…
Whispers and Warnings for 02/08/2018
Which books should be banned in prisons? Weigh in by posting a comment!…
Whispers and Warnings for 02/02/2018
Future uncertain for LA Times writers; Thousands of fake Twitter followers; NY suspends anti-contraband measure; B&N-No Sale; BezosCare?…
Whispers and Warnings – 01/25/18
Winter Institute Agenda * Grumpy Cat Lawsuit * Should we Repeal Libel Laws? * Amazon vs Fuze Chicken…
Whispers and Warnings – 01/16/18
Political correctness lawsuit; White noise lawsuits; Internet piracy; Sensitivity readers; Blockchain copyright technology…
Whispers and Warnings – 01/12/18
Russia Dossier Lawsuit; Amazon Workers on Foodstamps; Burke Ramsey Lawsuit; Invasion of Privacy …
Whispers and Warnings – 01/04/18
Jailed Turkish journalists must wear a uniform; Can a U.S. President sue an author and publisher?; $1.6B Spotify Lawsuit; Journalists killed, detained, held hostage or missing in 2017…
Whispers and Warnings – 12/28/17
"Writing Prize" scam?; Undercover journalism and the 1st Amendment; New technology for copyright protection; Libel threat against dossier architect …
Whispers and Warnings – 12/21/17
Amazon delivery trouble; Unauthorized cover art; #MeToo; and HTML copyright infringement…
Whispers and Warnings – 12/14/17
Some Amazon UK drivers are peeing in bottles; 1,875 complaints against Tate Publishing now!; Huffington Post sued over sexual assault story…
Whispers and Warnings – 12/07/17
New lawsuit against Amazon - are they no longer untouchable?; Poisoned Newspaper Editor; Video Game Company Sues 14-year-Old; Negative Review of Amazon's "Key" Service…
Whispers and Warnings – 11/30/17
Reporter goes undercover in Amazon warehouse; Nobel Literature Prize sex scandal; Russian law lashes out at foreign press; Author Emma Cline plagiarism allegations …
Whispers and Warnings – 11/21/17
Another sign that ebook sales are down * Penguin drops Halperin * Fake news website shut down * Porn pirates * Disney accused of stealing "Pirates of the Caribbean"…
Whispers and Warnings – 11/16/17
Musical copyright infringement * Copyright small claims court * Can Hollywood sex allegations be libel? * Amazon to collect sales tax…
Whispers and Warnings – 11/09/17
WHAT?! Amazon may get its own government contract portal; 25-year-old journalist faces 20 years; Professor sues over peer disagreement; Lawsuits over hyperlinks/copyrights…
Whispers and Warnings – 11/02/17
Amazon "rank-strips" author; CBS sues photographer out of retaliation?; Beware of this scam targeting writers; Vermont paper accused of racketeering. …
Whispers and Warnings – 10/26/17
Weird news; sexual harassment in the publishing industry; and a scam targeting writers…
Whispers and Warnings – 10/19/17
School district pays $10K after posting book illegally online; Amazon sexual harassment in the news; Wolf of Wall Street libel suit...…
