$2M First Amendment Decision; Amazon Driver Ditches Delivery Van; B&N Shuttering NYC Store; and MORE!! – In the News – 07/03/20
MORE: COVID Defamation Suits??; Amazon vs Google
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If you criticize Ebay, you might receive live cockroaches in the mail! – In the News – 06/25/2020
Anti-terrorism software used on journalist; Man in court for calling someone a “leprechaun” in an email; Amazon censors free speech documentary; News site to stop publishing mugshots; Turkey claims contraditions in Bolton’s book; Writing students helping local businesses!; Twitter dismissed from libel suit.
Copyright Infringement ENTRAPMENT? Yes, it happens!
I can’t think of a more creative way to entrap someone for copyright infringement. Well, yes I can but I’m not going to give any mean people reading this any ideas…
Dog Ear Publishing Is GOING OUT OF BUSINESS
WritersWeekly has obtained a copy of an email sent out by Dog Ear Publishing dated May 21, 2020…
Real “Lord of the Flies” story leads to film rights offer; 30 Amazon workers test positive for Covid-19 at one location; and more! … In The News – 05/21/2020
Blackwater Founder Sues Media Outlet; Puerto Rico Suppressing Free Speech; First Amendment Peril In Texas – And MORE – In The News – 05/21/20
I Wrote a Fiction Series About Dead Celebrities. I Can’t Get Sued, Right?
If you want to go bankrupt from legal fees then, by all means, write about celebrities, and try to profit from their names.
If a Stranger Offers to Buy Your Book(s) Outright, You’re Probably About to Get Scammed
Never, EVER trust a stranger you meet online.
More Layoffs for Big Publishers; Drive-In Theaters Coming Back; Print Book Sales Post Another Double-digit Gain – …In The News – 05/14/2020
African Authors Struggling; “Altered Images” in Research Papers; Social Media Wearing Away the 1st Amendment; Simon and Schuster CEO dies.
Amazon refuses to divulge employee virus deaths; Amazon engineer quits over company’s actions; Family of child YouTube star harassed – …In The News – 05/06/20
Photographer sues Sinclair Television for using his photo; Bauer Media ceases printing 7 magazines; Twitter and Google lose defamation case in Australia…but they would have won in the U.S.; Egypt filmmaker dies on prison cell
“My Co-author STOLE My Work! What Can I Do?!”
Two years ago, my former co-author and someone else attempted to “re-write” our original book. The new edition of the book still contains major swaths of my work…