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 children's book, and...
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Category: Lawsuit
Audible Settles Several More Class Action Lawsuits
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 false advertising and...
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B&N Counter-Sues Former CEO Parneros
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: Barnes & Noble...
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Demos Parneros Files Wrongful Termination Suit Against B&N
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 severance package, leaving...
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Cockygate: Faleena Hopkins Has Registered a Trademark on Cocky, and is Using it to Threaten Other Romance Authors
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 to keep consumers...
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DragonCon Invites the Infamous Lori James of All Romance eBooks as Author Guest
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 scandal. Not only...
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Amazon Seeks Court Confirmation of Arbitration Ruling, Inadvertently Shows Just How Badly-Run the Kindle Store Is
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 the news that...
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Graffiti Artists Triumph Over NY Developer Who Destroyed Their Work
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 to predict what...
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A Ruling in ReDigi Case Can’t Re-Open the Door to a Used eBook Market – The Door Never Closed
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 2013 and asks...
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PBS Station Sues Levar Burton Over Control of “Reading Rainbow”
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 his newly launched...
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Audible, Amazon Hit With Class Action Suit Over Disappearing Credits
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 I might be...
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HarperCollins Vows to Fight Back in Canadian eBook Price-Fixing Case
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 announced that it...
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Textbook Publishers File Suit Against Amazon Marketplace Sellers for Alleged Piracy
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 who sell through...
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Canadian Regulators Reach Deal With Apple, Publishers on eBook Pricing Controls
There is much gnashing of teeth today in Toronto as the Canadian Competition Bureau defeats Kobo's years-long effort to avoid competing with Amazon. Canada's business competition watchdog said on...
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Class Action Suit Filed Against All Romance eBooks
When it shut down just over 2 weeks ago, indie ebook retailer All Romance eBooks gave customers just 3 days to download their purchases, and more importantly, it offered...
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