Whispers And Warnings For April 11th

Apple, Hachette SA, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Penguin and Simon & Schuster – As promised, the federal government has sued them all for (alleged) ebook price fixing.

Copyright lawsuit to keep an eye on – Former Village People lead singer “is testing a 1976 law that lets creators regain U.S. copyrights to their works.”

Huffington Post – Ex-bloggers appeal ruling denying them payment…after they agreed to work for no pay.

HBO – “Files series of lawsuits in landmark intellectual property rights battle. Key script elements for ‘Game of Thrones’ and ‘Boardwalk Empire’ have been pirated and leaked by literary and textbook publishers.”