Whispers and Warnings For 07/06/2016

Published on July 6, 2016

Is your book waaaay underpriced at Amazon, too? The Book Discount Beat Goes on at Amazon…

Whispers and Warnings For 06/29/2016

Published on June 29, 2016

Dr. Gale Cooper, who closed her Beverly Hills psychiatry practice in the late 1990s, moved to New Mexico to write a novel based on the life of Billy the Kid. She is now fighting a legal battle over the state's public records law.…

Whispers and Warnings For 06/18/2016

Published on June 18, 2016

• $50,000 reward for info on rapist, killer who terrorized California
• Who Owns the Copyright to 'This Land Is Your Land?" It May Be You and Me
• A Publisher in Exile Gets the Big Scoop on China's Elite
• Facebook, Twitter Sued By Father Of Paris Attacks Victim

Another Day, Another Singer Accused Of Copyright Infringement

Published on June 11, 2016

• As Ed Sheeran is sued for copyright infringement, here are ten other artists sued for 'stealing' hits
• Court of Appeal Upholds Order Compelling Removal of Yelp Web Reviews
• Zillow to pay Realtor.com $130 million over trade secrets
• Model's horrific rape case may limit crucial online free speech law

Whispers and Warnings For 05/21/2016

Published on May 21, 2016

• A pretty scathing complaint about Lulu.com. This person emailed us as well.
• New complaint about Xlibris
• Florida court allows Google to be sued by publisher delisted as "pure spam"
• Rebel Wilson sues magazine publisher for claiming she lied about her age
• Ronda Rousey, ex-manager avoid defamation lawsuit with book settlement
• German court rejects Erdogan bid for publisher injunction

Whispers and Warnings For 05/06/2016

Published on May 6, 2016

• Australia State Aims to Sue Author for Fake Cancer Cure Diet
• Piracy site for academic journals playing game of domain-name Whac-A-Mole
• Judge dismisses lawsuit filed by UofL students against Katina Powell and publisher

Whispers and Warnings For 04/15/2016

Published on April 15, 2016

• PublishAmerica / America Star Books Lawsuit Against Writer Beware Settled
• As Led Zeppelin face trial for copyright infringement, here are nine other artists sued for 'stealing' hits
• Miami Herald settles lawsuit with former US Senate candidate
• Publishers Weekly Features Vanity Publisher Morgan James...Again

Whispers and Warnings For 03/25/2016

Published on March 25, 2016

• Court rules in favor of Amazon in 'A Gronking To Remember' lawsuit
• Publisher of photo gets $9K from Republican Party and $6K from a blogger for copyright infringement
• Barber shop owner sues Katina Powell, book publisher over 'false allegations'
• Gawker, Publisher to Pay $25M in Punitive Damages in Hulk Hogan Lawsuit

Whispers and Warnings For 03/10/2016

Published on March 10, 2016

• Major publishers' e-book sales stagnate as overall market grows
• Grad Suing Jefferson Law School: Attended Under 'False Pretenses'
• At Hulk Hogan Sex Tape Trial, Gawker Rips Into Expert's "Cheerios Test"

Whispers and Warnings For 02/25/2016

Published on February 25, 2016

• RPI Publications (a.k.a. Raider Publishing International, Purehaven Press, Parmenides Publishing, and Green Shore Publishing) is not recommended by Victoria Strauss at Writer Beware
• IndieWriterSupport.com has been accused of copyright infringement, and of adding an advertisement to the end of the article
• Amazon Pulls Serial Killer's Memoir
• Legal battle over $1 million Star Trek fan film just got geeky
• Copyright Law Basics For Fan Fiction Authors By Harvey Randall, Esq.

Whispers and Warnings For 02/04/2016

Published on February 4, 2016

• Dumb. Dumb. Dumb.
• Who owns a tattoo? The wearer or the artist?
• This should have been a criminal offense as well
• Mom posts dancing baby with Prince song to YouTube, and sues after it gets taken down

Whispers and Warnings For 01/28/2016

Published on January 28, 2016

• Publisher Net Revenue from Book Sales Declined 2.0% Through Third Quarter of 2015
• Turkish journalists face multiple life sentences over Syria report
• 'Responsible journalism' is paper's defence in defamation trial
• Lost Beatrix Potter story becomes bestseller months ahead of publication

Whispers and Warnings For 01/14/2016

Published on January 14, 2016

• $3M Suit Claims Holocaust Novel's Plot Was Stolen From Documentary
• Philly high schooler gets lesson in hate after penning column on Missouri race friction
• Appeals court upholds jury award in The Sun News defamation case
• Al-Jazeera America to shut down after less than three years on air

Whispers and Warnings For 01/08/2016

Published on January 8, 2016

• Missouri lawmakers call for communication professor's firing after she (allegedly) threatened a reporter
• Pennsylvania newsletter publisher to pay $1.75M for making workers clock out for bathroom
• Book publisher seeks dismissal of defamation suit
• Spotify Threatened With Another Class-Action Lawsuit As Disputes Over Royalties Intensify

Whispers and Warnings For 12/04/2015

Published on December 4, 2015

• Court Says Prisoner Can't Sue Newspaper For Not Publishing Vegas Gambling Odds
• Authors side with Apple in e-book price-fixing Supreme Court appeal
• Turkish court to decide if comparing Turkish president to 'Lord of the Rings' character Gollum is a crime
• 'Spotlight' movie reveals how journalists really do their job

Whispers and Warnings For 11/10/2015

Published on November 10, 2015

• Missouri protesters try to block student reporter from taking photos
• The Definition Game
• Will the real monkey who snapped those famous selfies please stand up?
• Will Eisner and the Secret History of the Graphic Novel

Whispers and Warnings For 10/21/2015

Published on October 21, 2015

• Alert from the National Writers Union
• Sheriff's Office Must Pay Newsletter more than $100K
• Amazon Cracks Down on More Than 1,000 Alleged Fake Reviewers
• Sale Raises Hopes for Reviving The Village Voice
• Fox News’ Jeanine Pirro Sued for Robert Durst Tell-All That ‘Aggrandized’ and Fudged Facts

Whispers and Warnings For 10/15/2015

Published on October 15, 2015

• Oakland County woman files defamation lawsuit over online posts alleging adultery, drug and alcohol use
• Website creates challenge for local law enforcement with flood of records requests
• After Oyster, What's Next for E-book Subscriptions?

Whispers and Warnings For 09/29/2015

Published on September 30, 2015

• The Plot Twist: E-Book Sales Slip, and Print Is Far From Dead
• Publisher fails Federal Court battle to nullify Selangor Shariah law in book seizure case
• Mozambique journalist, academic acquitted of libel charges stemming from 2013 Facebook post
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• Mr. Holmes’ Lawsuit Reaches Settlement, Says Arthur Conan Doyle Estate Attorney
• Libel lawsuit dismissed against local blogger

Whispers and Warnings For 09/24/2015

Published on September 24, 2015

• Judge rules 'Happy Birthday' song is public domain, denies publisher's copyright claim
• PETA lawsuit claims macaque holds copyright to famous selfie
• Common Core: ‘the gift that Pearson counts on to keep giving’
• T.J. Simers gets his day(s) in court
• Man claims moving company sued him for posting negative review on Yelp

Whispers and Warnings For 09/10/2015

Published on September 10, 2015

• 'Fifty Shades Of Grey' Royalty Fraud: Texas Court Orders Ex-Publisher To Set Aside Over $10M
• Ex-Ashley Madison CTO Threatens Libel Suit
• The Daily Mail has hit Gawker with a defamation lawsuit over a first-person piece Gawker published by a former Mail Online writer.
• Facebook Keeps Getting Sued Over Face-Recognition Software, And Privacy Groups Say We Should Be Paying More Attention
• New state law gives power to revenge porn victims …

Whispers and Warnings For 09/02/2015

Published on September 2, 2015

• Leonardo Dicaprio is suing a second French magazine
• Egyptian Court Returns Al Jazeera Reporters to Prison
• SoundCloud is being sued for allegedly not paying musicians royalties

Whispers and Warnings For August 19th

Published on August 20, 2015

Felony Infringement of a Copyright Leads to Jail Time / I Wonder if They Bothered to Copyright the Song? / The Most Interesting Headline I Read Today!…