Published on May 14, 2021
amazon, copyrights, legal, libel
MORE: Amazon dispatcher tells driver to “speed up”; Defamation lawsuit backfires to the tune of $79K; Blogger must pay for libel; Nirvana sued for t-shirt design; Costly copyright infringement judgement against politician; and are you curious about fair use?
Published on May 6, 2021
author, legal, libel, self-publishing, writing career advice
We’ve heard of family members suing authors for what was written, even when names were changed.
Published on April 29, 2021
amazon, legal, libel
Cop Tells His Side of Breonna Taylor Shooting / Publisher gets Heat; Bezos Bye Bye Letter; IDF Accuses MSNBC Host of Libel; Is Google’s “FLoC” tracking YOU?; Author become amateur detective; Twitter bows to foreign government (of course); Reporter shot in her own home
Published on April 23, 2021
amazon, Censorship, legal
Cuomo’s Book Finances Questioned; Klobuchar Publishes Anti-Monopoly Book With Publisher Under Monopoly Probe; My Pillow vs Dominion – In The News – 04/23/21
Published on April 14, 2021
copyrights, legal, Print on demand, self-publishing
“I’m helping a friend assemble a baseball book and he wants to include photos of Topps Baseball cards…”
Published on April 7, 2021
copyrights, legal, writing career advice
“I recently retrieved my dusty copy of (the author’s) original synopsis and first chapters I produced and decided I wanted to continue to make it into book. I have tried to contact the originator by letter and email…”
Published on April 7, 2021
amazon, copyrights, legal
A whole new meaning to “Toilet Read”; Captain Underpants’ “Passive Racism”; Amazon Fired Workers Illegally; and “Satan Shoes” Cast Down by Judge
Published on April 1, 2021
amazon, legal, libel
MORE: Australia’s AG Sues ABC; Harper Collins AND author sued: Copyright victim given the shaft by a judge; and Arts mag Artforum settles retaliation lawsuit by employee
Published on April 1, 2021
author, copyrights, legal, self-publishing, Trademarks
“Another author published a book in 2015 that has the exactly same title as my book, which was published in 2010.”
Published on March 25, 2021
amazon, legal, libel, traditional publishing
Amazon Drivers Must Consent to “Biometric” Cameras; “Medium” Paring Down Editorial Staff; and Star Wars Author not Receiving Royalties