DOJ drops lawsuit over a tell-all book about Melania Trump

Posted on 02/11/2021 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Department of Justice has dropped a lawsuit against the author of a tell-all memoir about Melania Trump. The Huffington...

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Tagged As: Lawsuit, Memoir, Politics, Scandal

What kind of "Breakfast at Tiffany's" remake will we get?

Posted on 02/09/2021 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Good news: Paramount Pictures may not be remaking its adaptation of Truman Capote’s novella Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Bad news: we...

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Tagged As: Lawsuit, Movie adaptation, TV adaptation

Lawsuit against Amazon now lists Big Five publishers as defendants

Posted on 02/08/2021 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The price-fixing lawsuit filed in New York state against Amazon looks a little different now. Publishers Weekly reported last week...

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Tagged As: Amazon, Lawsuit, Publishers Weekly

ACLU is suing an Indiana library for banning a patron over poetry

Posted on 02/05/2021 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Who knew poems were so dangerous? Before Poetry magazine had raised hackles with its incarceration-themed issues, an Indiana man’s creative...

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Tagged As: Lawsuit, Libraries, Literary Hub, Poetry

Amazon is facing two price-fixing lawsuits

Posted on 01/15/2021 at 09:44 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

2021 isn’t off to the best start for Amazon — the online retail giant is now facing two lawsuits. The...

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Tagged As: Amazon, Lawsuit, The Guardian

Judges: Mashup of "Star Trek" and Dr. Seuss is not fair use

Posted on 12/22/2020 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Enola Holmes copyright lawsuit may have ended well for the defendants, but the creators of a mashup comic book...

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Tagged As: Children's literature, Classic literature, Lawsuit, Pop culture

Arthur Conan Doyle estate's copyright lawsuit has been dismissed

Posted on 12/22/2020 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The case of the Sherlock Holmes copyright infringement has been (re)solved, it appears. Copyright Lately reports that the lawsuit filed...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Lawsuit, Movie adaptation

Book battles: Star Wars novels and political memoir

Posted on 11/20/2020 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A writer who adapted two Star Wars movie scripts into novels is suing Disney over royalties (or the lack thereof)....

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Tagged As: Lawsuit, Memoir, Pop culture, Scandal, The Guardian, The New York Times

No charges filed in Hay Literature Festival curator's assault case

Posted on 11/02/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The United Arab Emirates official accused of sexual assault won’t face prosecution in the United Kingdom. According to the Guardian,...

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Tagged As: Lawsuit, The Guardian

Barnes & Noble's battle with former CEO comes to an end

Posted on 11/02/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Barnes & Noble and its former CEO have settled a years-long legal battle, reports Publishers Weekly. Demos Parneros and the...

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Tagged As: Barnes & Noble / Nook, Bookstore, Lawsuit