Published on November 25, 2020
copyrights, writing career advice, writing tips
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!
Published on November 25, 2020
author, copyrights, legal, writing career advice
What is a literary trustee and where can I find one?
Published on November 19, 2020
author scams, copyrights, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing
“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…”
Published on November 19, 2020
copyrights, harvey randall, legal, writing career advice
The absence of substantial similarity proved fatal to Author’s copyright violation claims.
Published on November 19, 2020
copyrights, legal, libel
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Published on October 29, 2020
amazon, author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, copyrights, writing scams
“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…”
Published on October 9, 2020
copyrights, legal, libel
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Published on October 8, 2020
copyrights, harvey randall, legal
Think someone copied the theme of your book? This article may save you thousands in legal fees.
Published on September 24, 2020
copyrights, legal, self-publishing
Entire sections of the book contained information taken from websites but no websites or writers were given credit. So, is this copyright infringement or plagiarism? In this case…
Published on September 24, 2020
amazon, copyrights, legal, libel
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