High school essay sends man to prison! Whispers and Warnings – 10/25/18
High school essay sends man to prison; Cengage settles author lawsuit; "Predatory" academic publisher vanishes; How a fan fiction became a novel; and more!…
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Tate Publishing’s Owners Heading Back to Court! Whispers and Warnings – 10/17/18
Next Tate Publishing hearing scheduled for November 7, 2018 Hearing set for Tate Publishing embezzlement case…
Two Journalists Killed in Separate Incidents – WritersWeekly Whispers and Warnings – 10/12/18
2 journalists dead; Amazon to pay higher shipping costs to the USPS; Is a reckoning finally coming for Amazon?…
Amazon Drivers Speak Out – WritersWeekly Whispers and Warnings – 10/04/18
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?!…
Is That Amazon Ad Real? – WritersWeekly Whispers and Warnings – 09/27/18
Christian Copyright Infringement Battle * "Sinatra Idol" * Fake Science * False Amazon Ads…
Bookstores threatened with legal action for publishing a book’s synopsis?! – WritersWeekly.com Whispers and Warnings for 09/20/2018
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 waited 3 YEARS to remove pro-rape dating books?!; Target redacts book keywords; Predatory Publishers – UK; Whispers and Warnings – 09/13/2018
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?…
Did Romance Novelist Kill Chef Husband?; Graffiti Copyright Protection; Amazon Becoming Less Attractive to Small Retailers – Whispers and Warnings – 09/06/2018
Amazon Losing Popularity with small sellers * Graffiti Copyrights? * Uncertainty for B&N * Amazon "Buy Button" * Village Voice Downsizing * Online Satire Outlawed…
CreateSpace GONE as Amazon forces authors into a different program. Higher costs? Slower royalty payments? And, Angry authors! – Whispers and Warnings – 08/30/18
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?? – Whispers and Warnings – 08/23/18
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?!…
Angry Book Pirates Call Authors “Elitists” After Website Shut Down – Whisper and Warnings – 08/16/18
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. …
Injured Amazon employee lives in her car – Whisper and Warnings – 08/09/18
Amazon employee lives in car after job injury; Reporter free after being jailed for reporting on pedophilia trial; Canadian newsprint tariffs…
Legal Scandal Behind “50 Shades” – Whispers and Warnings – 08/02/18
"50 Shades" Legal Fight * Rapper Sued for Defamation * "Shape of Water" Lawsuit * Indiana Skyline Gets Company Sued…
Dragged Off Stage by Police; Now Suing for Libel – Whispers and Warnings – 07/26/18
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…
Tate Publishing Update: WHERE ARE THE AUTHORS’ FILES?!?!
The Journal Record interviewed me last week, and published an update to the Tate Publishing saga…
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. …
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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…
