Publisher Wants Author’s Illustrator Friend to Give Up ALL Rights???
The publisher may be planning to do something more with your illustrations than you would want.
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Americans Finally Protesting the Media; Katie Couric Hurts and Offends in New Book; AND MORE! In The News – 10/21/2021
MORE: Politicians are rewriting headlines for articles they DID NOT WRITE!; Media is kind to terrorists in obituaries?!; Woman used obituaries to target homes for burglary; Lawmakers say Amazon misled or lied to them; Pastor refuses judge’s order to say specific words to his congregation; Apple is helping to kill religious freedoms; and Firefighter releases book about losing his job and his battle for religious freedom
The Million Dollar Apostrophe; “Cover Up the Jewish Books!”; Reporter to be Prosecuted for Finding Flaw in State Website … and MORE!! In The News – 10/15/2021
MORE: Amazon accused of copying products, and then promoting its own brands; The hedge fund that is costin reporters their jobs; Facebook is still cherry picking who can be criticized and who can’t; Cancelling cancel culture; and Political correctedness invades Christian publishing
SON OF SAM LAWS: Is Nike Jordan Chairman Larry Miller Using Story of Murder He Committed to Sell His New Book?
A few years ago, a felon contacted us. He wanted to publish a book about how he’d been muted by the media, gagged by the government, screwed by the sheriff, discredited by the district attorney (sorry – I was running out of synonyms…), etc. Unfortunately, we receive those types of letters all the time. We […]
Book Industry Thrown Into Chaos Over Supply-Chain Delays – In The News – 10-08-21
MORE: Google profiting from news without paying for the journalism? Celebrity sued for posting pictures of herself; Potential liabilities for Facebook in Australia; Man receives $175K after woman calls him rapist online, and contacts his employer; Chinese Covid journalist who disappeared for 600 days has resurfaced; Prophet Muhammad cartoonist killed; Pearson sued Chegg for copyright infringement; Doctor loses lawsuit against newspaper; and Do some researchers consider copyrights “inconvenient?”
Is Twitter Placating China?; Author Calls Publisher Simon & Schuster “Disgusting” IN His Own Book – In The News – 09/23/2021
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
Can a Ghostwriter Be Sued for Libel or Invasion of Privacy?
“A woman wants me to ghostwrite a book about her abusive childhood? This makes me nervous. Could I be sued?”
You Will Be SHOCKED When You See What’s in This Writing Textbook for Kids – In The News – 09/17/21
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.
Book-Tok for Book Promotion; Bishop Quits After Falling in Love with Satanic Writer; and MORE – In The News – 09/09/2021
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.
Amazon Hosted ISIS Website; Cancel Culture is Now Big Brother; and MORE! – In The News – 09/03/2021
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.