Is That Movie/TV Show Substantially Similar to Your Book…or Not? by Harvey Randall, Esq.
The absence of substantial similarity proved fatal to Author’s copyright violation claims.
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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…”
Author sues athlete for pulling out of co-authored book deal; Twitter ordered to unmask FBI Impersonator – …In the News 10/09/2020
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Think Someone Copied Your Book? You Might Be Wrong by Harvey Randall, Esq.
Think someone copied the theme of your book? This article may save you thousands in legal fees.
Copyright Infringement or Plagiarism…or BOTH?
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…
Snowden must give up book royalties; Amazon $100M bribery scheme; and more! – …In the News 09/24/2020
MORE: High-profile journalists starting own brands; Lawsuit over YouTube diary entry; Apple sued over use of diverse emojis
This MUST be removed from Amazon!; Author admits she’s not really black; Big Brother Bezos watching employees and contractors; Protesters pretending to be press; and MUCH more! – … In the News 09/03/2020
THIS product on Amazon MUST be outlawed!; Publisher sued for “poor-quality work”; BuzzFeed loses lawsuit after removing copyright info from photographer’s image; Court says Sarah Palin can sue the NYT; Political groups funding “media outlets”; Scammers impersonating major publishing houses
“My book is for sale for $400 online! Why didn’t I get paid more for that?”
Q – I found a copy of my book is for sale online for $400! Why didn’t I get a higher royalty for that? It’s not fair that someone would get that much money for my book but I don’t get part of it! My publisher hasn’t responded to my emails. Do you know how […]
Hearst Publishing Boss Called “Lewd”; Victoria Strauss Exposes Another Scammer: ong Kong’s New Censorship; AND MORE – In the News – 07/23/2020
Blogger finds out what can happen when using a photo without permission; Defamation case haunts Ghislaine Maxwell; Johnny Depp libel trial; Small business owners demand testimony by Jeff Bezos