Published on January 2, 2019			
			copyrights, self-publishing 
			
					
		
What I want to do is put my aunt’s three books into the public domain now, and make them available through digital preservation efforts. But, I first need to prove that I actually have the right to donate them…
	
	
		
		
						
			
				Published on November 13, 2018			
			copyrights, legal 
			
					
		
“My friend left his book rights to me via an email message, and verbally. The estate claims it belongs to them. What do you think?”
	
	
		
		
						
			
				Published on October 29, 2018			
			author, copyrights, diversify your writing income, ghostwriting, Networking, pod complaints, Print on demand, self-publishing 
			
					
		
We launched this service to counter the greedy rights’-grab currently occurring in the industry…
	
	
		
		
						
			
				Published on October 18, 2018			
			Complaints about specific publishers, copyrights, pod complaints, tate, writing scams 
			
					
		
I sued my publisher (Tate Publishing) for 5 counts of breach of contract, including stealing all the royalties, and won. I just learned from a friend that she ordered my book on Amazon and got it…
	
	
		
		
						
			
				Published on October 4, 2018			
			copyrights, self-publishing 
			
					
		
When registering a copyright for a book, nobody waits for the government anymore…
	
	
		
		
						
			
				Published on August 23, 2018			
			author, copyrights, legal, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, writing career advice 
			
					
		
Authors often think they can use emails from readers for marketing purposes without asking permission.
	
	
		
		
						
			
				Published on August 16, 2018			
			author, author scams, copyrights, legal, self-publishing 
			
					
		
Did the cousin, who is now deceased, do this on purpose? And, what recourse does the co-author have? 
	
	
		
		
						
			
				Published on August 9, 2018			
			copyrights, legal, self-publishing 
			
					
		
Old yearbook photographers could seriously get into the litigation business with all of the copyright infringement occurring online right now!!
	
	
		
		
						
			
				Published on April 26, 2018			
			copyrights, legal, writing career advice 
			
					
		
Can you pull short stories from the Internet and include them in your book? NO!
	
	
		
		
						
			
				Published on May 21, 2014			
			copyrights 
			
					
		
I know an author needs to copyright a book in order to sue anyone who might try to steal it. What about short stories? How does an author protect himself with that type of writing?