Publishing Other People’s Non-fiction Stories Can Get You Sued!
Unfortunately, she can’t publish the book as-is because it comes with a great deal of legal liability. Here was my response to her…
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When An Author Dies, The Vultures Will Rise!
She didn’t yet know who to leave her intellectual property to but that she knew who NOT to leave it to.
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?
Using Excel to Keep Track of Markets – by Mike Michelsen
I couldn’t think of a better solution than Excel for my record keeping dilemma.
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.
SON OF SAM LAWS: Is Nike Jordan Chairman Larry Miller Using Story of Murder He Committed to Sell His New Book?
A few years ago, a felon contacted us. He wanted to publish a book about how he’d been muted by the media, gagged by the government, screwed by the sheriff, discredited by the district attorney (sorry – I was running out of synonyms…), etc. Unfortunately, we receive those types of letters all the time. We […]
Can a Ghostwriter Be Sued for Libel or Invasion of Privacy?
“A woman wants me to ghostwrite a book about her abusive childhood? This makes me nervous. Could I be sued?”
When One Co-Author Tries to “Fire” the Other
Her co-author wants to exclude her entirely.
Woman, Raised by Wolves as a Child, Sues Publisher as an Adult…and Then All Hell Breaks Loose!
Frustrated, and with my eyes at the crossing pint, I grabbed my tablet, and turned on Netflix. On occasion, I enjoy listening to documentaries and movies when I’m doing boring tasks. And, I found one humdinger of a documentary!!