Publishing News50 Shades / deep learning A.I. / Facebook / fan-fiction / film directorsComments Off on Friday News: New frontier for fan fiction, Facebook’s new mission, Sam Taylor-Johnson, and floral dinosaurs
When Fan Fiction and Reality Collide – I don’t really think the title of this article does it justice, because it’s tackling so much more – namely, the complex relationship between fan fiction, its subjects, and the mainstream publishers and production companies that are looking to exploit new content. Case ... more >
Publishing News50 Shades / Banned-Books / bookstore / Hong Kong / robots / SFF / space travel / used books2 Comments
Missing Hong Kong bookseller Lee Po returns home from mainland China after disappearing last December – Missing for upward of five months, Cheung Chi-ping, Lui Por, and, most recently, Lee Po, have returned to Hong Kong. Upon his return, Po asked Hong Kong police to end their investigation into his disappearance, claiming ... more >
Publishing News50 Shades / Apple Watch / Black feminism / guilty pleasures / lawsuit / tattoos / technology / The Writer's Coffee ShopComments Off on Friday News: Apple Watch hates tattoos, reading and shame, images of Black women on tv, and 50 Shades verdict in Texas court
Apple Watch has a problem with tattoos – The revelation that the heart rate monitor in the new Apple watch does not seem to work with certain types of arm tattoos has raised concern that the technology will not work on darker skinned people. USA Today reports that they tested ... more >
Publishing News50 Shades / children's literature / copyright / diversity / E. L. James / Film / LGBTQIA / music / piracy / privacy / readers8 Comments
iiNet versus Dallas Buyers Club case starts with a reference to The Castle – A very interesting Australian privacy case involving Dallas Buyers Club, LLC, which owns the rights to the Dallas Buyers Club film, and their attempt to force iiNet to turn over identifying information on thousands of their ... more >
Publishing News50 Shades / Apple / fan-fiction / FCC / lawsuit / net neutrality / plagiarism / real person fiction / Royalties / software16 Comments
John Oliver’s Net neutrality response swamps FCC – I’m posting this story to serve as a reminder that the public comment period for the FCC’s new Net Neutrality proposal is open until July 15th. It’s also a pretty funny anecdote about how comedian John Oliver directed people to the FCC ... more >