Published on April 15, 2022
amazon, Censorship, legal
MORE: LinkedIn reinstates Air Force vet’s post after calling it hate speech; Man kills woman and two children over Facebook post they did not create, but shared with others; Journalist bullied the wrong guy; Half of accounts tweeting about Covid are BOTS!; Amazon accused of using third-party seller data to compete directly with them; Virginia parent fighting ‘race-based’ admissions policy wins legal battle as case heads to Supreme Court; Amazon to start charging third-party sellers for “fuel and inflation surcharges.”
Published on April 15, 2022
copyrights, legal, Print on demand, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing career advice
Different countries have different laws about people appearing in photographs.
Published on April 15, 2022
Censorship, diversify your writing income, legal, writing career advice, writing scams
“The editors wrote back, specifically asking about my sexual orientation. I replied that journalism is only about accuracy, presenting facts in an understandable manner, and leaving readers with lasting memories about the presentation….”
Published on April 8, 2022
Censorship, legal, libel
MORE: Oberlin College tried to destroy a local business, and lost $25M for doing so; Libraries more popular than ever!; NYT updates Twitter policy for its reporters; Dumb politician calls cops about comedian’s joke; and Facebook moderators told to “err on the side of an adult” when reviewing potential child abuse material.
Published on April 7, 2022
copyrights, legal, Print on demand, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing career advice
Since I’m not doing this to make money, I don’t need permission to quote from other books, right?
Published on April 1, 2022
amazon, Censorship, copyrights, legal, libel
MORE: A 15-page, $1.25M book!; CA governor mocks parents about s*xually explicit books in school libraries; School board member sues critics for libel; Doctor faces plagiarism accusations; Scammer caught in medical journal fraud scheme; Amazon gets booted by Seattle Pride; Mainstream media is spinning political opinions, not news; Russia abducting and threatening journalists; Supreme Court agrees to hear copyright case of photo turned into Warhol paintings; Media blames Trump and white supremacy for Will Smith Oscar slap; Putin too busy criticizing J.K. Rowling to stop slaughtering children; and 125-year-old letter from orphaned choir boy found in church pew.
Published on March 24, 2022
author, book marketing, Censorship, legal, libel, Networking, writing career advice
Take it a step further. What if people start cancelling authors and publishers after they were triggered by something in a book? Think that’s impossible? Take it further still. What if authors and publishers start getting sued for not publishing trigger warnings, or the right trigger warnings? Think that won’t happen? Look around you!
Published on March 18, 2022
copyrights, legal, libel
MORE: Could publishers be facing peak subscriptions?; Teachers union continues to publish error-laden posts; Professor’s exam posted online so he sues for copyright infringement; Russia now allowing its companies to violate other countries’ copyrights, trademarks, and patents; and Company fails to silence author
Published on March 11, 2022
amazon, Censorship, legal, libel
MORE: Russia silencing dissenters…just like Facebook does!; Evergreen Publishing Group LLC / America’s Choice Publishers deceived elderly adults and got nailed by the state of Georgia; Beto O’Rourke sued by oil tycoon for defamation; Amazon might REALLY be in trouble this time!; Southern Poverty Law Center’s hate list; and Meghan Markle’s sister accuses her of slut-shaming in libel lawsuit
Published on March 7, 2022
author, copyrights, legal, libel, writing career advice
“My lawyer says I can’t be sued because everything in my book is true.”
I’m always shocked when I hear this…
