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 26, 2020
libel
Star Wars to Publish novels and comic books! Can you land that lucrative gig?; Can you defame someone with one text, sent to one individual?; Brits losing free speech?; Nicaragua paper can get paper and ink after criticizing government; Trump sues NYT, ABC suspends employee involved in expose’ about ABC.
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 13, 2020
libel
MORE: Anti-Putin blogger murdered; McClatchy Bankruptcy; Governor’s libel lawsuit dismissed.
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 16, 2020
amazon, libel
MORE: Government Spying on Journalists, Mayor calls Newspaper “Racist,” Reuters Once Funded by British Intelligence
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
amazon, legal, libel
Star Trek Writer Dies; Man sued by club for defamation; and Tariffs aren’t affecting ALL books
Published on November 20, 2019
legal, libel, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing career advice
My friend said, “If you write about me, I’ll sue you.” But, I’ve already published the book!
