“Can I publish somebody else’s old journal/diary?”
“I am in possession of a journal that was published in the 1940’s. Is something like this publishable?”
copyrights
Co-author sues celebrities; Manuscripts are being stolen; and much more! …In The News – 12/23/2020
Bad media moments of 2020, Best media corrections of 2020, Amazon continues to steamroll rivals and partners; NYT tricked; WA Post to add 150 jobs in 2021; Is it news…or propaganda?; and Covid bill contains piracy provision
“Can I publish a memoir that was written in 1915?”
“I have not seen anything in writing about who owns the rights to the manuscript…”
Hate Speech Laws or Government Power Laws?; Amazon to Start Selling to Libraries, and More! …In The News – 12/18/20
Russian Media are FINALLY Going After Putin; Book Sales are Resilient in a Pandemic; Record Number of Journalists Imprisoned in 2020; Publisher Admits He Has “Little Ground” for a Lawsuit
How to Find Software if You Don’t Want to Pay a Monthly Fee (BONUS: And, My Secret for Finding High-Demand Products During a Pandemic)
When Microsoft, Adobe, and other firms starting offering their software in download-only format, and for a monthly or annual fee, I got really, REALLY mad!
“How can I ensure my books stay in print after I die?”
What is a literary trustee and where can I find one?
“A publisher wants to charge me hundreds of dollars to ‘reprint’ something that is widely available for free online…”
“They’re quoting me hundreds of dollars to reproduce the text in my book. But, there are countless websites that have already quoted this exact text by that author…”
Is That Movie/TV Show “Substantially Similar” to Your Book…or Not? – by Harvey Randall, Esq.
Montgomery alleged that the miniseries infringed on two of her copyrighted short stories…
Journalism Student Identified In Assaults?; More Book Bans in CA Schools; AND MORE! In The News – 11/19/2020
Didn’t Watch the Movie – Waiting on the Book!; Will Simon and Schuster be Bought?; New Demand for Storytelling Podcasts; Did a News Article Drive Cryptocurrency Value Down??
“Amazon won’t remove the old listing for my book even though the publisher is out of business!”
“I was able to break the contract before they went out of business. However, my book is still advertised on Amazon Children’s Books, with all of the previous information, pricing, etc…”
