“Can I put a photo I took of a statue on my book’s cover?”
“I have a photograph that I took of a statue that I would like to use as cover/back cover art for a book I’ve written. The statue sits in…”
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Two Amazon employees refuse to be silenced by Amazon lawyers; More companies abandoning Amazon; Libel – Do these dragons look similar to you?; Officer sues blogger for names of comment posters; and MUCH MORE! …In the News 01/03/20
Chef sues over rating he received in a book; Disgusting author exposed; Politician sues paper for big bucks; Is editorial bias the new norm?; Writer sues town over tax designation; CA law will leave countless writers destitute; and Journalist sues magazine for $25M.
Sending an Unsolicited Article with No Request for Payment Means NO Money for You – by Harvey Randall, Esq.
The author submitted an article to Buffalo News via email, transmitting it with a short message describing the piece, but with no mention of any expectation of…
Blackbeard’s Ship Center of Copyright Case; Amazon Removes Books Before They’re Launched; Shoppers Leaving Amazon for Walmart; Newspapers Going Non-Profit?!; AND MORE! …In The News – 11/08/2019
MORE: B&N CEO $70M Firing Lawsuit Continues; Journalism Students Losing Hope in Their Futures; Amazon Wins Discrimination Suit
Blank Book Sales on Amazon; Little Free Library Trademark Battle; Bookshop May Rival Amazon, and MORE – In The News – 10/30/19
MORE: FaceBook to Launch News Outlet? Can we trust it??, Newspaper Publisher Found Dead in Office of possible suicide; upset about losing advertising business to Facebook.
Biden Plagiarism Avoidance; Publisher Cancels Book Release Over Factual Errors; Amazon Sweat Shops (yes, again!); AND MUCH MORE! – …In the News – 10/24/19
MORE: No constitutional safeguards for free speech in Australia; No more satire in Venezuala; Congress eyeing ebook access control; Barnes and Noble still battling ex-CEO.
Amazon KDP Complaints; Why is Dog Ear Publishing Still “in business?!”; Angry AuthorHouse Author Writes an Entire Book About Her Experiences; AND MUCH MORE! – …In the News – 10/17/19
MORE! Firm is researching old books to determine when “the good old days” really were; New CA law may result in freelancers becoming employees…or may result in them losing valuable work; Author loses copyright infringement lawsuit; Woman sues city after losing job over Facebook posts; President of medical associated under investigation for plagiarism
“I want to publish a book of local business person profiles I’ve written for a publication but I’m not sure if I own the rights.”
“Can I use interviews and profiles I’ve written, and turn them into my own book, or do those pieces belong to the magazine?”
Author tricks Amazon!; Border patrol repeatedly harasses journalist; “Amazon Choice sellers caught paying for good reviews; and much more! In The News … 10/10/19
Amazon delivery driver caught stealing package…by front door camera NOT made by Amazon; Couple sues (and loses) after part of their social security numbers published; Minnesota Bride Magazine bankruptcy; and Stupid bloggers who were arrested in Iran have been freed.
Baby-Shark copyright battle (Seriously?); Will Amazon have our eyeglasses spying on us next?; and MUCH MORE … In The News – 09/26/2019
Google finds a work-around for new law; Publishers are selling LOTS of books this year!; Instagram “copyright infringement” phishing scam; Errors in published books embarrass publishers and authors, AND MORE!
