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Amazon pursued publishers “like a cheetah pursued a sickly gazelle”; China expels 3 Wall Street Journal reporters; and more! – …In the News 02/20/2020

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.

Missouri Threatens to JAIL Librarians?; Manuscript Finds Publisher 87 Years Later… and MORE! – In The News – 02/06/2020

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

Is someone trashing you online? Here’s how to turn that libel into profits!

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…”

Amazon Sued for Hair Dryer Fire; Bitcoin Book Dumped; Warren wants to Criminalize Fake News – and MORE – …In The News 01/30/2020

Published on January 30, 2020 legal

‘American Dirt’ Book Tour Cancelled; Buffett Sells Off Newspapers; Bitcoin Book Dumped … And More!!

“Can I put a photo I took of a statue on my book’s cover?”

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…”

Amazon Ships Nasty Old Waffle; Publisher Dumps Author Accused of Molestation; and MORE – In The News – 01/09/2020

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.”

Two Amazon employees refuse to be silenced by Amazon lawyers; More companies abandoning Amazon; Libel – Do these dragons look similar to you?; Officer sues blogger for names of comment posters; and MUCH MORE! …In the News 01/03/20

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.

“My friends gave me verbal permission to include them in my book. Can they sue me later?”

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…”