Published on March 5, 2020
amazon, legal, libel, traditional publishing
MORE! Feds sending Chinese reporters packing; Tweet gets politican in very hot water; Interesting story from a writer who got sued for defamation; Ex-Gawker editors sues Daily Beast; Amazon delivery delays because of virus; Ex-Amazon manager says used social media to find applicants’ race and gender; London Book Fair cancelled but BookExpo/BookCon NOT; and Anti-competitive practices in textbook industry.
Published on February 20, 2020
amazon, legal, libel
Russian blogger’s throat slashed after criticizing Putin; Politician is suing LOTS of folks; Jeff Bezos sued by girlfriend’s brother; Twitter says it’s not legally liable for others’ posts…and they’re right; Were these journalists rioting or reporting?; Amazon giveth and Amazon taketh away; and Amazon’s very first employee says the company now scares him.
Published on February 6, 2020
amazon, legal
Does Amazon pay a lower tax rate than you?; More Amazon Employee Complaints; PayPal Algorithms Hold Back Magazine Employee Payments Because of ONE WORD; Publisher Promises Diversity After Complaints Over Book; Assailants Try To MURDER Publisher
Published on January 30, 2020
legal, libel, writing career advice, writing scams
“While healthy competition isn’t a bad thing, what happened next was awful. The owner of the website started posting negative reviews about my service online. She has never used my service. As far as I know, she and I are the only ones offering this service. She posts under different names but the claims made and the writing style show it’s the same person…”
Published on January 30, 2020
legal
‘American Dirt’ Book Tour Cancelled; Buffett Sells Off Newspapers; Bitcoin Book Dumped … And More!!
Published on January 16, 2020
copyrights, legal, writing career advice
“I have a photograph that I took of a statue that I would like to use as cover/back cover art for a book I’ve written. The statue sits in…”
Published on January 9, 2020
amazon, legal
MORE: CNN settles with juvenile they harassed online; Employee fired after tweeting about bad holiday gift from employer, and Russia retracts more than 800 papers in “academic journals.”
Published on January 2, 2020
amazon, copyrights, legal, libel
Chef sues over rating he received in a book; Disgusting author exposed; Politician sues paper for big bucks; Is editorial bias the new norm?; Writer sues town over tax designation; CA law will leave countless writers destitute; and Journalist sues magazine for $25M.
Published on December 12, 2019
legal, libel
“Three of my characters are based directly on real, living people. All three have read my novel, and given me permission to represent them as I have but…”
Published on December 6, 2019
copyrights, harvey randall, legal
Make it clear you expect to be paid. Otherwise the law says they can use your article for free.
