Published on December 17, 2020
amazon, copyrights, legal

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
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

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??
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

MORE: L.A. Times is hiring ONE PERSON; Website claims embedding photographer’s Instagram post is “fair use;” Author sues athlete for pulling out of co-authored book deal; Man accused of cheating at poker sues for libel/defamation; Politician wants to change libel laws
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…