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MORE: Wiley reinstates ebooks previously withdrawn from libraries for fall courses; BookTok won’t be very popular if they’re only featuring books by one publisher; Politician sued by organization after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.
Published on August 25, 2022
author, Censorship, legal, libel, Print on demand, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing career advice
They can’t sue me because it’s 100% true. That is a very common misconception among authors and the general public.
Published on August 19, 2022
amazon, Censorship, copyrights, legal
MORE: Oprah sues over her name being used in a podcast about her; In cracking down on real news, Nicaragua banned newspapers from importing paper and ink; Printing press inventor was killed by his own machine; A ridiculous Atlantic op-ed!; Woman takes out full-page ad about cheater husband; Why are so many comedians’ lives ending in tragedy?; It took long enough for CNN to give the boot to Jeffrey Toobin after his infamous, well, you remember!; CIA sued for spying on journalists and lawyers; and More Amazon workers walk off the job.
Published on August 12, 2022
Censorship, legal, libel
MORE: Why are we letting a vocal minority kill comedy?; America has lost a great historian; Paul Manfort releases new book; Censorship-free browser is not available; Free speech or DEI?; Former Gawker editor sues the Daily Beast; Lawsuit claims actress threatened to set ex on fire and kill his dog; and Folks in the Philippines fight for freedom of speech.
