“My friend threatened to sue me for quoting her (but not naming her) in a short story. What can I do?”
My friend said, “If you write about me, I’ll sue you.” But, I’ve already published the book!
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Amazon Cutting Back on Ordering/Stocking Books!; Author Confesses to Chopping Up Lover; Sports Illustrated Another Victim of Digital Age; And MORE!! … In the News – 11/14/2019
Blogger gets sued for exposing police corruption; Chicago Tribune’s Spanish paper shut down; Broadcaster sued by Lt. Governor for defamation; Actress writer op-ed, doesn’t name names, still gets sued; and Can you libel a dead person?
Hiding Won’t Protect You From a Libel Lawsuit. Just ask John.
Some authors are tempted to write what they want, and to hell with anyone who doesn’t like it.
Blackbeard’s Ship Center of Copyright Case; Amazon Removes Books Before They’re Launched; Shoppers Leaving Amazon for Walmart; Newspapers Going Non-Profit?!; AND MORE! …In The News – 11/08/2019
MORE: B&N CEO $70M Firing Lawsuit Continues; Journalism Students Losing Hope in Their Futures; Amazon Wins Discrimination Suit
SHAME!! Dog Ear Publishing Accused of Not Paying Royalties and Not Responding to Authors….but IS STILL BILLING THEIR AUTHORS’ ANNUAL FEES?!
It’s one thing to not be paying your authors’ royalties but it’s QUITE ANOTHER to have the balls to actually…
Biden Plagiarism Avoidance; Publisher Cancels Book Release Over Factual Errors; Amazon Sweat Shops (yes, again!); AND MUCH MORE! – …In the News – 10/24/19
MORE: No constitutional safeguards for free speech in Australia; No more satire in Venezuala; Congress eyeing ebook access control; Barnes and Noble still battling ex-CEO.
Amazon KDP Complaints; Why is Dog Ear Publishing Still “in business?!”; Angry AuthorHouse Author Writes an Entire Book About Her Experiences; AND MUCH MORE! – …In the News – 10/17/19
MORE! Firm is researching old books to determine when “the good old days” really were; New CA law may result in freelancers becoming employees…or may result in them losing valuable work; Author loses copyright infringement lawsuit; Woman sues city after losing job over Facebook posts; President of medical associated under investigation for plagiarism
Can I Turn Interviews I Wrote For A Publication Into A Book?
Can I turn interviews into my own book, or do those pieces belong to the magazine?
“I can’t remember my tax number and my publisher won’t give it to me! What can I do?”
“It’s my number and, of course, I gave it to them, after receiving it from the IRS. But, they have steadfastly refused to tell me what the number is…”
Baby-Shark copyright battle (Seriously?); Will Amazon have our eyeglasses spying on us next?; and MUCH MORE … In The News – 09/26/2019
Google finds a work-around for new law; Publishers are selling LOTS of books this year!; Instagram “copyright infringement” phishing scam; Errors in published books embarrass publishers and authors, AND MORE!