Published on September 23, 2021
amazon, Censorship, legal, libel
MORE: Journalist sent Fusion GPS a draft before publishing a major story?!; FAA news agency drone restriction banned; Hollywood production may stop; Court says no arbitration for Amazon in class action lawsuit filed by drivers; Facebook sued for “fact-checking” journalist; Price-fixing by Amazon?!; and “Actual malice” in libel
Published on September 20, 2021
ghostwriting, legal, self-publishing
“A woman wants me to ghostwrite a book about her abusive childhood? This makes me nervous. Could I be sued?”
Published on September 17, 2021
amazon, Censorship, legal, social media
MORE: Canada burned books in schools; Big profit in 2021 book sales; Handbook tells parents that being an adult oppresses children; Taliban torturing journalists; Google and Apple accused of colluding with Putin; Press freedoms disintegrating worldwide; Facebook gives celebrities and elites special treatment when it comes to censorship; DC broadens antitrust lawsuit against Amazon; and New biography about Paypal’s founder.
Published on September 9, 2021
amazon, book marketing, Censorship, legal, libel
National Archives says Constitution is Harmful Content; In Australia, media now legally liable for other people’s posts on their Facebook pages; NC bans a beer because they don’t like the label; Amazon workers in CA now allowed to pee in peace?; Former Amazon employee pleads guilty to fraud; Amazon allegedly harms the environment with same-day shipping while investing in the Amazon rain forest; Book biz supply chain disruptions; and 8 ways to prevent Google from watching YOU.
Published on September 3, 2021
amazon, Censorship, copyrights, legal
Twitter continues to “cancel” people who have different opinions and beliefs; Comedy Central caves to cancel culture; Russia demands Google and Apple remove an opposition app; Non-profit goes belly-up after violating network copyrights; Publishers balk at discovery demand from Internet Archive; and Publisher drops poisoning claims against ex-wife.
Published on August 26, 2021
author scams, copyrights, legal, traditional publishing
Her co-author wants to exclude her entirely.
Published on August 19, 2021
Book Reviews, legal, storytelling
Frustrated, and with my eyes at the crossing pint, I grabbed my tablet, and turned on Netflix. On occasion, I enjoy listening to documentaries and movies when I’m doing boring tasks. And, I found one humdinger of a documentary!!
Published on August 6, 2021
amazon, copyrights, legal, plagiarism
MORE: NPR says it’s okay for journalists to demonstrate; An artist gets cancelled; Google and Facebook accused of colluding on price-fixing; and Amazon must pay $8.6 after not paying its employees while they had to wait for their bags to be searched
Published on July 29, 2021
amazon, legal, libel
MORE: Kid who flew with Bezos on spaceship has never bought anything from Amazon; China accuses Western journalists of making their athletes look ugly; Snopes raises money to fight lawsuits; and Woman in Vietnam sentenced to jail for defamation
Published on July 22, 2021
author, legal, Print on demand, self-publishing, writing career advice
Are you collecting sales tax when you sell your books?