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"…
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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...…
Whispers and Warnings for 10/12/2017
Copyright and scientific sharing; Tom Petty's costly copyright mistake; Re-Tweet lawsuits?!; Libel claims from political dossier; Pervert Harvey Weinstein's publishing co. goes kaput, authors' works absorbed by another firm. …
Whispers and Warnings for 10/05/2017
University uses Title IX against professor/author; Bill Cosby called accuser a liar, sued for defamation; NYPD officer sues author/athlete for defamation; Alibaba copyright infringement; More tax troubles for Amazon…
Whispers and Warnings for 09/28/2017
Tate Publishing hearing delayed after number of complaints doubles; Google thumbnails not copyright protected in Germany; Fake "news" leads to lawsuit; Amazon sued...again!…
Whispers and Warnings for 09/21/2017
Amazon's 129,000% Markup, Copyright Infringement, Carrie Underwood Sued, Topless Dutchess Wins Suit, The $10 Million Comma, NYT Bestseller Shenanigans…
Whispers and Warnings for 09/14/17
Blogger assaulted for a story he reported; Pirate site owner pleads guilty; "Wolf of Wallstreet" almost gets Scorsese sued.…
Whispers and Warnings for 09/06/17
Celebs kids' photos must be pixelated; Who owns the character Jack Ryan?; Children's book publisher sued for "perpetuating hate..."…
Whispers and Warnings for 08/24/17
Amazon sued by employees; Your tweets can get you sued! Can you afford the legal fees?; Are the wealthy suing journalists to silence them?…
Whispers and Warnings for 08/17/2017
Pastor (allegedly) caught plagiarizing in book; Are mugshot websites blackmailing folks?; Zazzle zapped with copyright infringement lawsuit; and more!…
Whispers and Warnings for 08/10/2017
Is America Star Books (A.K.A.Publish America) FINALLY going belly-up?; Amazon sued AGAIN; and more!…
Whispers and Warnings for 08/03/17
TOTALLY BIZARRE connections between century-old book and today's news; famous screenwriter doesn't exist?; Amazon may have violated Iran sanctions; Magazine settles lawsuit after infringing copyrights for 10 YEARS!…
Whispers and Warnings for 07/27/2017
Amazon sued (again!); Nancy Grace sued for libel (again!); 24 journalists subpoenaed on one case; Snopes is in big trouble...…
Whispers and Warnings for 07/20/2017
Are Amazon's "discounts" too good to be true?; Ebony Magazine accused of stiffing writers; Penguin Random House pulls book after sexual harassment and assault lawsuit filed against author; Are "reputation management companies" sending out fake court orders???…
Whispers and Warnings for 07/13/2017
Is political author telling the truth about selling 100K copies of his book, or is BookScan correct?; Amazon's buy button battle still raging; Neo-Nazi accused of hiding from process servers after being sued for harassment; Can a politician legally block people from his/her Twitter account?; and more!…
Whispers and Warnings For 07/06/17
University professors turn on "Turnitin" * Print book sales increase once again! * NYT Editors and employees "strike" * Can the media legally threaten someone with publicity?…
Whispers and Warnings for 06/29/2017
Plagiarism or smear campaign?; Politician suing New York Times; Germany's free speech restrictions; and more about pink slime!…
Whispers and Warnings For 06/22/17
Unpaid student writers? Insulting!; More Amazon monopoly fears; Pirated textbook scandal; Free speech win for Rock Band!…
Whispers and Warnings for 06/15/17
Bob Dylan accused of plagiarism; Fake "college rape" story settlement; Woman's Day loses lawsuit; High school student's First Amendment rights violated.…
Whispers and Warnings for 06/08/17
Amazon must give refunds to parents; academic publisher claims losses of millions from pirated works; and Pink Slime! Yum!!!…
Whispers and Warnings for 06/01/17
College sex book sparks lawsuit; Scandalous dossier draws heat for BuzzFeed; Sports writer gets canned for a REALLY stupid Tweet; Woman's Day gets sued...after fearing they'd get sued; ESPN generously Photoshops Tiger Woods' mugshot...…
Whispers and Warnings for 05/25/17
Amazon's "Buy Button" trickery; Richard Simmons sues for libel; Students not allowed to hand out U.S. Constitution; Journalists arrested filming crash site…
Amazon giving up its own buy button to other firms?! Whispers and Warnings for 05/18/2017
Did an Amazon employee give a man's private information to his girlfriend?; Amazon sued AGAIN for alleged bullying; Popular book censored by school district; and more!…
Whispers and Warnings for 05/11/2017
Handcuffed Tate Publishing Exec doesn't seem to know when to keep his mouth shut; Journalist or jerk? You decide...; Sexism in the publishing industry; posthumous defamation lawsuit victory…
Whispers and Warnings for 05/04/17
Did slappy senator strike sleuthing reporter?? Amazon forced to alter contracts. Facebook and Twitter sued over ISIS accounts.…
Whispers and Warnings for 04/28/17
Ebook sales are plummeting!; Oregon man fined $500 for RIDICULOUS reason; yogurt co. sues conspiracy theorist; students finding more creative ways to plagiarize...…
Whispers and Warnings for 04/19/17
Is it parody or plagiarism?; Stupid Facebook posts costs woman $500K; New Amazon seller scam...…
Whispers and Warnings for 04/13/17
Being artistic with someone else's photo can get expensive (in court!); Amazon blamed for more retailer failures; Prisoner ordered to Tweet daily for a month; Fake Yelp review costs employee $34,500...…
Whispers and Warnings for 04/05/2017
Controversial author dead. You have to pay to read the law? CA's war on free speech Cyber seizure attack?!?…
Whispers and Warnings for 03/28/2017
Net neutrality, fake news, free speech....and another U.S. journalist gets arrested in a foreign country. …
Whispers and Warnings for 03/22/2017
Amazon accused of killing American jobs and listing fake retail prices; Physician tries to silence critics using "trademark" lawsuit?; Houghton Mifflin Harcourt lays offs...…
Whispers and Warnings for 03/16/2017
"Chinese president Xi Jinping has emphasised the need for the party to have faith in its own version of history, pointing to the Soviet Union's collapse as a warning to cadres about what happens if revolutionary leaders are denounced."…
Whispers and Warnings for 03/08/2017
Uh-Oh!! Alexa is a snitch! Amazon appears to give up fight for Alexa’s First Amendment rights…
Whispers and Warnings for 03/01/2017
* Swedish journalist attacked in "No Go" Zone. * Scammers Pose as Publishers. * Amazon servers crash, cause mayhem. * Default judgment against Tate Publishing…
Whispers and Warnings for 02/22/2017
"Sensitivity readers have emerged in a climate - fueled in part by social media - in which writers are under increased scrutiny for their portrayals of people from marginalized groups, especially when the author is not a part of that group."…
Whispers and Warnings for 02/16/2017
Tate publishing might lose suit by default Publisher fails to respond to federal suit “An attorney…
Whispers and Warnings for 02/08/2017
Haute Media / Haute Living This firm has previously been featured on WritersWeekly Haute Media/Haute Living…
Whispers and Warnings for 02/01/2017
Arrested for handing out copies of the US Constitution. Another College’s Speech Code at Odds With…
