Whispers and Warnings

Whispers And Warnings For August 15th

Published on August 15, 2012

Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, and SAGE Publishers - In copyright infringement lawsuit against Georgia State University, judge denies publishers' request for relief; tells publishers to pay defendant's attorney's fees. Ampersand Publishing - Owes Jerry Roberts an additional $81,560.05. Attorney's fees are now almost $1.1 million. National Jewish Democratic Council - Sued for $60M by Sheldon G. Adelson, a billionaire casino owner, for alleged libel, for an article published on the group's website. The New Yorker - Judge rules libel suit filed by Peter Paul Biro can go forward. Bloggers Roman Brice and Nancy Pincus and 10 unnamed internet commenters - Sued for $2M for (alleged) defamation. …

Whispers And Warnings For August 1st

Published on August 1, 2012

Chattanooga Publishing Company - Sued by former employee who alleges her boss fired her after she told him she needed surgery to treat cancer. The Apple + Big 5 Publishers Government Lawsuit - Barnes & Noble, independent booksellers unite on antitrust court case, cite harm to consumers British tabloid The Sun - Sued by Pakistan (yes, the country) for (alleged) libel. Beaverton Grace Bible Church - Loses libel suit against blogger. The judge also ordered the church to pay the plaintiff's costs and attorney fees. …

Whispers And Warnings For June 13th

Published on June 13, 2012

Times-Picayune - Being pressured by New Orleans civic leaders to "reverse its decision to reduce print publication to three days a week" VTi Group / publisher Shawna Vercher - "Gambling NBA ref says his book publisher never paid him" Philadelphia Magazine - Indie blogger has accused them of trying to get her fired Joseph Farah, CEO and editor-in-chief of WorldNetDaily.com - Loses lawsuit against Esquire Magazine. Judge rules post was satire. …

Whispers And Warnings For June 6th

Published on June 6, 2012

Sakura Publishing - OUCH! Don't miss this one! It's pretty long. If you're busy, skip down to the red line that says: "WARNING: DEREK HAS A FILTHY MOUTH." Apple and the big five publishers - The Author's Guild is asking authors to contact the justice department; says the settlement will help Amazon, hurt other stores. Penguin Group USA and Macmillan - Deny price-fixing. States the lawsuit by the justice department is based "entirely on the little circumstantial evidence it was able to locate" and it "sides with a monopolist." (Of course, they are referring to Amazon.) The Central Basin Municipal Water District (California) - Files libel lawsuit against unnamed authors of an email. Oakland-based Summit Bank - Defamation lawsuit they filed against former V.P. has been dismissed by state appeals court. In doing so, the court struck down a 1917 law that made it illegal "to circulate untrue statements or rumors about the financial condition of a bank." …

Whispers And Warnings For May 9th

Published on May 9, 2012

Tumblr - Sued by adult publisher for (allegedly) "knowingly allowing its users to post and reblog content from (the publisher)." Google - Trying to get The Author's Guild removed from the 6-year-long copyright infringement lawsuit againt Google, which would force authors to sue individually. Doesn't look like the judge is buyin' it! Charles LeBlanc, Canadian blogger - Won't be charged with criminal libel but still doesn't have computer back after his arrest and the search of his home. Search/seizure occurred after the blogger published negative comments about police. An independent third party will be reviewing the police department's actions. …

Whispers And Warnings For April 11th

Published on April 11, 2012

Apple, Hachette SA, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Penguin and Simon & Schuster - As promised, the federal government has sued them all for (alleged) ebook price fixing. Copyright lawsuit to keep an eye on - Former Village People lead singer "is testing a 1976 law that lets creators regain U.S. copyrights to their works." Huffington Post - Ex-bloggers appeal ruling denying them payment...after they agreed to work for no pay. HBO - "Files series of lawsuits in landmark intellectual property rights battle. Key script elements for 'Game of Thrones' and 'Boardwalk Empire' have been pirated and leaked by literary and textbook publishers." …

Whispers And Warnings For April 4th

Published on April 4, 2012

Apple - May settle DoJ e-book investigation in coming weeks. Avvo - WINS lawsuit. "Protected under Washington state's anti-SLAPP (strategic lawsuits against public participation) law." Amazon.com - Once again "trying to wring deep discounts from publishers." INTERESTING CASE REGARDING COPYRIGHTS OF THE DECEASED - Read this. …

Whispers And Warnings For December 14th

Published on December 14, 2011

Singapore Press Holdings Ltd. (SPH) - Countersued by Yahoo after they sued the search engine for alleged copyright infringement. Master Sgt. Jeffrey Sarver (the Hurt Locker lawsuit) - ordered to pay the defendants' $187,000 legal fees. Brooklyn photographer Bernard Belair - His copyright lawsuit against company behind Bratz dolls has been dismissed. FHM magazine - Sued by model for $2M. She claims they altered a cover photo to make her appear nude. They claim they have video to prove she was. …

Whispers And Warnings For November 9th

Published on November 9, 2011

MaineToday Media Inc., publisher of the Portland Press Herald and other newspapers - sued by paper company for allegedly not paying for "tons of paper" delivered to their facility. Creative Publishing Consultants - Judge is asking why book's profits are not in designated escrow account. Zebra E Publisher, a Russian publisher - guilty of copyright infringement, owes comedian MAXISM - Wins defamation lawsuit filed by dairy plant over cartoon …

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