What's the reaction to Edward Snowden's memoir?

Posted on 09/17/2019 at 04:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Edward Snowden’s memoir, Permanent Record, went on sale today. Many Americans aren’t interested in hearing what the whistle-blowing former CIA...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Lawsuit, Memoir, NPR, Politics, The Guardian, The New York Times

Audible argues Captions feature falls under fair-use rules

Posted on 09/17/2019 at 12:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Audible has responded in court to a copyright lawsuit brought on behalf of several large publishers. It filed a legal...

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Tagged As: Amazon, Audiobook, Lawsuit

Judge: Fight over John Steinbeck's estate "has to end"

Posted on 09/16/2019 at 02:50 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A lengthy, convoluted battle over writer John Steinbeck’s estate may have finally come to an end. Last week, an appeals...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Lawsuit

Audible Captions are on hold for several big-name publishers' books

Posted on 08/30/2019 at 10:03 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Audible won’t be captioning the audiobooks of several large publishers after all — or at least in the near future....

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Tagged As: Audiobook, Lawsuit

Publishers file lawsuit over Audible Captions feature

Posted on 08/23/2019 at 04:11 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Big publishers weren’t happy when Audible revealed its planned Audible Captions feature last month. Today, they acted on that displeasure:...

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Tagged As: Amazon, Audiobook, Lawsuit, Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese, Technology, The Digital Reader, The Passive Voice

Jury sides with Nicholas Sparks in suit filed by ex-headmaster

Posted on 08/22/2019 at 10:43 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Author Nicholas Sparks has emerged victorious from a lawsuit filed by his school’s former headmaster. Sparks, author of A Walk...

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Tagged As: Lawsuit, Scandal

National Library of Israel completes its Franz Kafka collection

Posted on 08/07/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Now that the court-ordered transfer of Franz Kafka’s papers to the National Library of Israel is complete, officials are unveiling...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Lawsuit, Memorabilia, The New York Times

Battle over rights to John Steinbeck's works continues

Posted on 08/06/2019 at 02:55 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The battle over John Steinbeck’s work continues amongst his descendants, specifically his son Thomas and his stepdaughter, Waverly Scott Kaffaga....

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Lawsuit

Author Sherrilyn Kenyon drops poisoning lawsuit against her husband

Posted on 07/31/2019 at 03:56 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A bestselling fantasy author has dropped her lawsuit that accuses her estranged husband of poisoning her. Sherrilyn Kenyon — known...

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Tagged As: Fantasy, Lawsuit, Scandal

Wally Lamb's prison writing program is under fire

Posted on 07/16/2019 at 03:54 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Participants in Wally Lamb’s prison writing program have filed a lawsuit against the bestselling author. Lamb has previously published two...

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Tagged As: Lawsuit