Published on September 7, 2023
amazon, Censorship, legal, libel
MORE: Did court clerk in Alex Murdaugh case overstep her role to land a book deal?; Coach who got job back after Supreme Court ruled he could pray on field quits, claims retaliation; Startling revelation about Biden’s in a new book; Mexican parents gather to burn textbooks; Can a foreign country order U.S. tech companies to censor U.S. citizens?; Two men arrested for reading Bible verses in public; ChatGPT making up fake Bible verses; and FTC to sue Amazon later this month.
Published on August 31, 2023
author, book marketing, copyrights, legal, Trademarks, writing career advice
“I learned today that there are books, articles, and even an old movie with the same title as my book…”
Published on August 31, 2023
Censorship, legal, libel
MORE: Maryland court says parents can NOT opt their children out of lessons they’re too young to hear about; School district charges parents’ group $18K to fulfill public records request; Gannett sued for reverse racism; Elementary teacher fired after posting bizarre social media claims about psychosis and Satan; Newspaper blasted for using AI with disastrous results; Some large companies are now refusing to allow employees to us AI; and AI may fill the Internet with garbage, lies, and material that was never fact checked.
Published on August 25, 2023
amazon, Censorship, legal, libel
MORE: Op-ed sexual harassment allegation leads to lawsuit; Man gets physically removed from school board meeting for reading aloud a book with strong s*xual content made available to children; School board members not allowed unannounced school visits? What are they hiding??; As writers’ strike continues, studios are posting jobs for AI experts paying up to $1M/year; Bloomsbury Publishing exec, 45, dies in boating accident; Teacher fired for reading inappropriate book to fifth graders; Judge rules AI-created art isn’t copyrightable; Kansas reporter accused of breaking law before controversial Marion County newspaper raid; Nursery pulls book shown to four-year-olds that depicts men kissing in bondage; AI to binge LAPD bodycam footage to weed out rude tone, aggressive language; and Amazon Prime show allegedly used woman’s story, but did not credit her.
Published on August 19, 2023
Censorship, legal, libel
MORE: Was raided newspaper investigating police chief for sexual misconduct allegations? Activists who allegedly attacked journalist win civil suit; White House kicks out more reporters; Some professors will allow ChatGPT while others will not; Subject of movie The Blind Side launches public accusations against family who helped him; Man caught “sniffing” women at Barnes & Noble has long rap sheet; and School rescinds student’s suspension of memes; Witnesses (not victims) in shooting sue gun manufacturers AND social media.
Published on August 11, 2023
AI, amazon, copyrights, legal
MORE: Woman sues after AI results in her arrest; State pulls funding from the American Library Association (ALA) after they elect an openly Marxist president; Shame on College Board!; and Obama biographer probably won’t be getting any new biography jobs after he spilled the beans.
Published on August 11, 2023
author scams, copyrights, legal, writing scams
I’ve written about this scam before. I received two such emails this past week. I’m sharing one of them with you today. They sure look legit! But, don’t fall for it.
Published on August 5, 2023
Censorship, Journalism, legal
MORE: Judge blocks law allowing criminal charges against librarians; Australians are about to lose even MORE free speech rights; Reporter sucker punched, doused in beer by stranger; During Covid, our government didn’t think you were smart enough to make your own decisions, so they and Facebook made them for you; Judge tells reporter to reveal her source for series of stories she did in 2017; Musician says he writes his best lyrics on the toilet; Kirk Cameron’s books give children joy, hope and inspiration, all things that are in short supply in our world these days; Kirk Cameron’s event cancelled by library…but the library immediately reversed its decision after a strongly worded letter from a law firm.
Published on July 28, 2023
amazon, Defamation, legal, libel
MORE: Jeff Bezos’ newspaper on track to lose $100M this year!; Student suspended for creating, posting funny pictures of principal on his own time; Journalist upset about sordid allegations against him; Santa Barbara News-Press closes, still owes employees final checks; Hospital wins millions for defamation against defendant who didn’t show up for court; Evidence that China’s communist party has their feet in U.S. schools’ curriculum; Some paid protestors in the U.S. didn’t know their “employers” are foreign governments trying to divide our citizens.
Published on July 28, 2023
author, author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, legal, Print on demand, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing scams
Now they’re trying to lure authors away by lying about their publishers’ royalties!
