Ex-National Security Council official: Review of Bolton's book was mishandled

Posted on 09/24/2020 at 12:56 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A former National Security Council official has harsh criticism for the government’s review process of John Bolton’s memoir. Ellen Knight...

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Tagged As: Lawsuit, Memoir, Politics

CNN: Edward Snowden agrees to $5 million forfeiture plan

Posted on 09/23/2020 at 10:23 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The author of a much-buzzed-about tell-all book is agreeing to forfeit some of his book proceeds. CNN, citing court records,...

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Tagged As: Lawsuit, Memoir, Politics, Scandal

Book and movie about Sherlock Holmes's sister prompt a lawsuit

Posted on 09/22/2020 at 03:26 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The upcoming Netflix adaptation of a YA novel is causing some controversy … and for once, it’s not disgruntled fans...

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Tagged As: Lawsuit, Movie adaptation, Pop culture, Young adult literature

Ebook site being sued by Amazon and Penguin must temporarily stop sales

Posted on 08/31/2020 at 09:55 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A judge has issued a preliminary injunction against an ebook site in response to a lawsuit that Amazon, Penguin Random...

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Tagged As: Amazon, Lawsuit, Publishing

Internet Archive founder: We're not pirates or thieves

Posted on 07/30/2020 at 11:46 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The founder of the Internet Archive, which launched and then pulled down what it called the National Emergency Library, has...

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Tagged As: coronavirus / COVID-19, Lawsuit, Publishing

Amazon, Penguin Random House team up in piracy lawsuit

Posted on 07/09/2020 at 05:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Upon reading about the latest lawsuit in big publishing, we couldn’t help but think of the cliché “the enemy of...

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Tagged As: Amazon, Lawsuit, Scandal

Legal battle over "Too Much and Never Enough" rages on

Posted on 07/08/2020 at 12:29 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Robert Trump is making a final push to block the publication of his niece’s tell-all memoir. Bloomberg reports that his...

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Tagged As: Lawsuit, Memoir, Nonfiction, Politics

Mary Trump speaks out about "Too Much and Never Enough" legal battle

Posted on 07/06/2020 at 10:12 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

For those who were camping over the weekend, we have a slight update on the Mary Trump memoir. On Friday,...

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Tagged As: Lawsuit, Memoir, Politics, The New York Times

Appeals court: Publisher can distribute Mary Trump's memoir

Posted on 07/02/2020 at 05:13 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Sorry for the whiplash, but we have another reversal (sort of) in the Mary Trump memoir case. Late Wednesday, the...

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Tagged As: Lawsuit, Memoir, Nonfiction, Politics

Robert Trump seeks to block publication of niece's memoir

Posted on 06/29/2020 at 10:21 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

One of Donald Trump’s brothers is trying to block the publication of their niece’s memoir, Too Much and Never Enough....

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Tagged As: Lawsuit, Memoir, Politics, The Guardian