Did Your Lawyer Say, “You Can’t Be Sued?” BEWARE! – by Angela Hoy, WritersWeekly.com and BookLocker.com
“My lawyer says I can’t be sued because everything in my book is true.”
I’m always shocked when I hear this…
copyrights
My publisher is out of business but Amazon is still selling the ebook, and sending THEM the money!
My publisher appears to have gone out of business, but my book is still selling on Amazon.
Why Your Publisher Doesn’t Care if YOU Get Sued
It’s pretty pathetic when a company is happy to take hundreds or thousands of dollars from you, knowing all the while that YOU might get sued some day for something you included in your book…
“A major newspaper published an article that has the exact same title as my book. Can I sue them?”
An article that has the exact same title as my book. Can I sue?
Publisher Wants Author’s Illustrator Friend to Give Up ALL Rights???
The publisher may be planning to do something more with your illustrations than you would want.
When One Co-Author Tries to “Fire” the Other
Her co-author wants to exclude her entirely.
“Can I re-publish a deceased relative’s book that’s been out of print for decades?”
Books that are no longer in print may or may not be available for republishing.
Yes, You CAN Copyright Your Website…Under These Conditions by Harvey Randall, Esq.
You can register your copyrightable website content with the United States Copyright Office.
If You Receive a Copyright Infringement Notice by Email, Do NOT Click on the Link!!
We received the following FAKE copyright infringement accusation this week via email…
If an editor buys first rights, but never publishes my article, what then?
If an editor accepts an article, but never print it, can I sell it again?