Published on December 15, 2023
Censorship, copyrights, legal, plagiarism
MORE: Inside the United Nations’ plan to limit free speech; Harvard President NOT fired after multiple accusations of plagiarism; Singer apologizes to fan after fan sued for $250K for copyright infringement; Journalists who “lie like hell”; When and how the New York Times lost its way; Meet the American who scripted A Christmas Story; Prince Harry ordered to pay the Mail £50,000; and A financial news site uses AI to copy its competitors.
Published on October 20, 2023
Artificial Intelligence (AI), copyrights, Journalism, legal, libel
MORE: AP reporter ripped Israel on social media; 11 journalists killed in the war so far; Office supply store bans customer who warned parents of graphic books; Scholastic to separate books on race, gender and sexuality for book fairs; Tennis star Serena Williams gets 2 book deal; Blood libel when reporting on the war; and Law firm files defamation suit in dispensary legal battle; Newspapers want payment from ChatGPT; and Another AI lawsuit concerning music
Published on October 14, 2023
complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, copyrights, legal, Print on demand, self-publishing
Would YOU have invested money in a company with THESE numbers? I can’t believe a firm with only four employees (at that time) had that much debt!!!
Published on September 30, 2023
amazon, Censorship, copyrights, legal
MORE: Education Secretary Cardona rips ‘misbehaving’ parents; Supreme Court could alter the way Americans interact on the Internet; University hires professor who once threatened NY Post reporter with machete; Lost Truman Capote story found and published; The one book your child needs to read; Google Search caught publicly indexing users’ conversations with Bard AI; Newspaper runs robot-written op-ed opposing AI in journalism; Amazon sued by FTC for “warping prices” and more!; and German govt. gave pro-pr*stitution book to children
Published on September 22, 2023
Censorship, copyrights, legal
MORE: Russell Brand’s book deal hits a snag after assault allegations; Amazon to crack down on self-publishers using AI-generated content; Report by Congress shows “pervasive degradation” of First Amendment rights at colleges; John Grisham and other top authors sue over AI copyright violations.
Published on August 31, 2023
author, book marketing, copyrights, legal, Trademarks, writing career advice
“I learned today that there are books, articles, and even an old movie with the same title as my book…”
Published on August 11, 2023
AI, amazon, copyrights, legal
MORE: Woman sues after AI results in her arrest; State pulls funding from the American Library Association (ALA) after they elect an openly Marxist president; Shame on College Board!; and Obama biographer probably won’t be getting any new biography jobs after he spilled the beans.
Published on August 11, 2023
author scams, copyrights, legal, writing scams
I’ve written about this scam before. I received two such emails this past week. I’m sharing one of them with you today. They sure look legit! But, don’t fall for it.
Published on June 30, 2023
copyrights, legal, libel
MORE: 87 years ago today, Gone with the Wind was published!; AI tech now being used to create p*rn and to blackmail young people; Utah school district reverses bank on Bibles in libraries; Harvard scholar who studied honestly accused of fabrications; and YouTuber threatens defamation suit.
Published on June 29, 2023
amazon, copyrights, Print on demand, self-publishing, traditional publishing
“It seems wrong that this seller is allowed to do this. Is there anything I can do about it?” YEP!!!
