legal

“Can an LLC protect me from getting sued?”

Published on October 23, 2020 author, legal, libel, Print on demand, self-publishing, storytelling, traditional publishing, writing career advice

“I’ve written a book that contains lots of stories about people I’ve know. A friend told me to set up an LLC and then can’t get sued. Is this true?”

Think Someone Copied Your Book? You Might Be Wrong by Harvey Randall, Esq.

Published on October 8, 2020 copyrights, harvey randall, legal

Think someone copied the theme of your book? This article may save you thousands in legal fees.

Q – Can You Claim to Have “Channeled” Deceased Celebrities in Your Book?

Published on October 1, 2020 author, legal, libel, self-publishing, writing career advice

I received an email from a woman who claims to have written a book about her channeled conversations with deceased celebrities. Whether you believe in channeling (a two-way conversation between the living and the dead) or not is irrelevant…

Copyright Infringement or Plagiarism…or BOTH?

Published on September 24, 2020 copyrights, legal, self-publishing

Entire sections of the book contained information taken from websites but no websites or writers were given credit. So, is this copyright infringement or plagiarism? In this case…

“Can I still get sued by someone I wrote about in my book if I give away copies instead of selling them?”

Published on August 20, 2020 legal, libel, Print on demand, self-publishing, traditional publishing

“I would want 20-30 copies for personal use and distribution but I do not want to make it available for sale to the general public. I use real examples from my career and real names…”

How to Instantly Lose Your Entire Website? Buy Website Design/Hosting Services from a Crappy Publisher!

Published on August 6, 2020 complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, legal, Print on demand, writing scams

Dog Ear Publishing author lost his publisher AND the website HE paid for!

An Author’s Occupational Hazard: Being Sued for Libel or Defamation by Harvey Randall, Esq.

Published on July 23, 2020 harvey randall, legal, libel, write that book, writing career advice

If the court finds that the offending statement constitutes opinion, it is not actionable.

Copyright Infringement ENTRAPMENT? Yes, it happens!

Published on June 18, 2020 author scams, copyrights, legal, Print on demand, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing scams

I can’t think of a more creative way to entrap someone for copyright infringement. Well, yes I can but I’m not going to give any mean people reading this any ideas…