Published on November 10, 2022
author, Censorship, legal, libel
MORE: Sikh Prayer Books Return to Military After 100 Years; Parent don’t mind sex education but they DO mind p*rn; Iranian author cancels tour over death threats; Man arrested for sharing “free speech” joke on Facebook; Scottish authors aren’t permitted to offend anyone; College student sues lawyer for $40 over tweet she claims was libelous; and Judge dismisses author’s libel suit against critic
Published on November 5, 2022
Censorship, legal, libel
MORE: When comedians steal each others’ jokes; Woman demands apology after politician misrepresents her in campaign ad; The Dystopian book that changed Germany; and Who decides which online posts and articles are misinformation and which ones aren’t?
Published on October 28, 2022
Censorship, legal, libel
MORE: When a government forces the media to lie; Facebook fined $25M for hiding political contributions; Professor fired after students complain his classes were too hard; Actor’s book raises eyebrows; Publishing “professionals” attempt to ban book; and CA baker wins free speech case
Published on October 21, 2022
Censorship, legal
MORE: Incredibly stupid Lana Del Rey claims she lost 200-page manuscript for Simon & Schuster when computer stolen; College professor shares student’s cheating method; Christian teacher fired for refusing to read certain books to children in daycare; Former WSJ reporter claims law firm hired Indian hackers; Pentagon equity chief praises book calling 9/11 first responders “menaces;” U.S. citizens sentenced to prison in Saudi Arabia for tweets; Feds refuse to hand over JFK assassination records; and Self-help author allegedly found hoarding a variety of animals.
Published on October 7, 2022
Censorship, legal, libel
MORE: Wiley reinstates ebooks previously withdrawn from libraries for fall courses; BookTok won’t be very popular if they’re only featuring books by one publisher; Politician sued by organization after (falsely?) claiming that organization lied about her; and Woman arrested for allegedly posting an offensive message online
Published on September 30, 2022
Censorship, copyrights, legal, Trademarks
MORE: News celebrity publishes book with positive message; Book details integration of women into the Navy; Author accused of multiple counts of plagiarism; Journalist who uncovering hundreds of fake PhD degrees is being punished by Russian government; Small tourist attraction sued for allegedly selling counterfeit items from “The Texas Chainsaw Masacre.”
Published on September 24, 2022
author scams, copyrights, legal, writing scams
You don’t want to miss this one!!!
Published on September 24, 2022
Censorship, legal, libel
MORE: Shares of one of Europe’s media companies drop £300m after chief executive steps down; Government ordered social media firms to censor posts; We just can’t trust medical journals anymore; Copyrights and AI art; and “Central Park Karen” loses lawsuit against former employer.
Published on September 23, 2022
copyrights, legal, libel, self-publishing, Trademarks
Can you use real airline names in your work? It depends.
Published on September 9, 2022
amazon, Censorship, legal
MORE: An artificial intelligence picture won a prize and artists are upset; Is the traditional publishing industry broken?; Amazon stops using solar rooftops after fires; and The government has been telling social media platforms what YOU can and can not read.
