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…
When registering a copyright for a book, nobody waits for the government anymore…
Authors often think they can use emails from readers for marketing purposes without asking permission.
Did the cousin, who is now deceased, do this on purpose? And, what recourse does the co-author have?
Old yearbook photographers could seriously get into the litigation business with all of the copyright infringement occurring online right now!!
Can you pull short stories from the Internet and include them in your book? NO!
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?
I saw your post on the WritersWeekly board and I see that you were able to help other writers in a similar situation.
Yesterday, I became aware that a publisher used a short story in their anthology without my knowledge or consent.
I recently had a bizarre run-in with a copyright-infringing web site owner who went crazy when I found that they’d illegally published one of my articles. But their extreme response taught me a valuable lesson that I now want to share with you. It’s a lesson about making sure you keep your private information private – always.