EPISODE 5: Memoirs and Lawsuits
Angela and Brian reveal the risks of oversharing in memoirs—how it impacts others, and the potential financial fallout from libel, defamation, or privacy lawsuits.
legal
Author Sells 60K Copies in 1 Week AND Testifies Before the U.S. Senate – by James M. Walsh, Esq.
What’s next for Meta (owner of Facebook and others) after an exposé leads to 60K copies sold in the first week + the author testifying before the U.S. Senate.
New WritersWeekly Podcast Page Lists All Episodes, Descriptions, and Referenced Links for Each Episode
Do you legal questions about the writing and/or publishing industries? Contact us today! James M. Walsh, Esq. will be a guest on the WritersWeekly Podcast soon and he’ll be answering questions our readers send in. We’re also want to know what YOU want us to cover in future episodes. 🙂
Have YOUR Books Been Used to Train AI? – by James M. Walsh, Esq.
Internal communications obtained in discovery clearly indicated that Meta employees were acutely aware that harvesting data from LibGen to “educate” its generative AI software posed substantial legal risks…
EPISODE 3: The Collapse of NaNoWriMo: What Went Wrong?
Angela and Brian explore NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), its history, mission, and the surprising recent announcement that the beloved nonprofit will be shutting down.
EPISODE 2: “In Just $299” – Publishing SCAMS You Need To Avoid!! Part 2
Angela and Brian reveal how WritersWeekly fights global publishing scams and share practical steps to help you verify if a publishing company is legitimate or fraudulent.
EPISODE 1: “In Just $299” – Publishing SCAMS You Need To Avoid!! Part 1
Angela and Brian expose the surge in global scams targeting writers—using slick websites, social media, and calls to sell bogus writing and book-to-movie services.
11 Ways to Know If a “Publisher” or Other Service Provider is an Overseas Scammer (You’ll probably only need to check #1 to prove it!) – by Angela Hoy, Publisher
We’ve found common traits that quickly show that a company is scamming authors.
FACEBOOK’S FRAUD FIASCO: How Facebook is Profiting From Scam Publishers Targeting YOU on Its Platform – by James M. Walsh, Esq.
Meta Platforms, Inc. (the owner of Facebook) is NOT immune from Federal criminal prosecution…
FRAUD ALERT: Why 5-Star Reviews on Trustpilot Can NOT Be Trusted – by James M. Walsh, Esq.
Trustpilot can censor true negative reviews (as they originally did to me). Yet, there are countless fake five-star reviews on their website…