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Internet Archive is Shutting Down National Emergency Library Two Weeks Early

11 June, 202011 June, 2020Intellectual Property, Lawsuit, Piracy3 Comments

The Internet Archive is shutting down one of its pirate sites ahead of schedule, and they are also not being honest about the reason. Yesterday IA...

AAP Files Doomed Lawsuit Over Audible’s Caption Feature, Alleges Copyright Infringement

23 August, 201923 August, 2019Amazon, Audiobook, Lawsuit9 Comments

When detractors complained after Audible launched Audible Captions last month, I asked myself how anyone could know that this feature infringed on copyrights when no one...

IRS, FBI Raid Baltimore Mayor in the Wake of a “Books for Contracts” Corruption Scandal

25 April, 201925 April, 2019Fraud, LawsuitOne Comment

When I reported on Baltimore mayor Catherine Pugh taking a leave of absence a few weeks ago following revelations that companies and charities had bought her...

Audible Settles Several More Class Action Lawsuits

7 April, 20197 April, 2019Amazon, Audiobook, LawsuitLeave a comment

A little over two years ago Audible was hit with several class action lawsuits that alleged that the Amazon subsidiary had engaged in bait-and-switch tactics and...

B&N Counter-Sues Former CEO Parneros

30 October, 20183 November, 2018Barnes & Noble, Lawsuit6 Comments

The latest chapter in the three-month-old soap opera which began with B&N firing CEO Demos Parneros arrived today in the form of a counter-suit. From Reuters:...

Demos Parneros Files Wrongful Termination Suit Against B&N

28 August, 201828 August, 2018Barnes & Noble, Lawsuit7 Comments

The publishing industry had more questions than answers when Barnes & Noble abruptly fired its CEO last month. Demos Parneros was terminated with no notice or...

Cockygate: Faleena Hopkins Has Registered a Trademark on Cocky, and is Using it to Threaten Other Romance Authors

5 May, 20186 May, 2018DeBunking, Lawsuit, Self-Pub85 Comments

Trademark bullying is a pox on industries ranging from breweries to whatever over-priced junk Monster Cable is making this week. A trademark bully’s ostensible goal is...

DragonCon Invites the Infamous Lori James of All Romance eBooks as Author Guest

2 May, 20182 May, 2018Lawsuit7 Comments

All Romance eBooks was at one time a leading romance ebook retailer, but by the time it shut down in late 2016 it was clouded in...

Amazon Seeks Court Confirmation of Arbitration Ruling, Inadvertently Shows Just How Badly-Run the Kindle Store Is

5 April, 20185 April, 2018Amazon, Lawsuit11 Comments

In September of last year Amazon filed for arbitration against several companies that were using various nefarious means to scam the Kindle Store. Now Law360 brings us...

Graffiti Artists Triumph Over NY Developer Who Destroyed Their Work

14 November, 201727 November, 2017Intellectual Property, Lawsuit4 Comments

The only branch of law that is more obtuse and arcane than copyright is property law, so when the two intersect there is no easy way...

A Ruling in ReDigi Case Can’t Re-Open the Door to a Used eBook Market – The Door Never Closed

23 August, 201728 August, 2017Amazon, Lawsuit, Used Content8 Comments

Over at PW Andrew Albanese is asking the wrong question about used ebooks. He looks at ReDigi’s ongoing appeals of the copyright infringement suit it “lost” in...

PBS Station Sues Levar Burton Over Control of “Reading Rainbow”

10 August, 201715 August, 2017Intellectual Property, Lawsuit2 Comments

Vulture reports that the station that had originally produced the Reading Rainbow show (and owned the concept, trademark, episodes, and other IP) is now suing Burton over...

Audible, Amazon Hit With Class Action Suit Over Disappearing Credits

13 March, 20174 April, 2017Amazon, Audiobook, Lawsuit8 Comments

I am not the first to complain about Audible stealing credits away when a subscription is canceled, but thanks to a newly filed class action suit...

HarperCollins Vows to Fight Back in Canadian eBook Price-Fixing Case

7 March, 20174 April, 2017Lawsuit, Price Fix SixOne Comment

HarperCollins was the only one of four major Canadian trade publishers to sit out the negotiated settlement with the Canadian Competition Bureau in January. This week it...

Textbook Publishers File Suit Against Amazon Marketplace Sellers for Alleged Piracy

24 January, 201724 January, 2017Lawsuit, Piracy, Publishing, Textbooks & Digital Textbooks6 Comments

Cengage, McGraw-Hill, and Pearson have started a new round of lawsuits against textbook sellers. The Financial Times reports that this time around the publishers are targeting defendants...