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June 23, 2017

Friday News: New frontier for fan fiction, Facebook’s new mission, Sam Taylor-Johnson, and floral dinosaurs

JanetPublishing 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 >

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March 25, 2016

Friday News: Hong Kong publisher returns, 50 Shades book fort, what it’s like in space, and robot writers

JanetPublishing 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 >

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May 1, 2015

Friday News: Apple Watch hates tattoos, reading and shame, images of Black women on tv, and 50 Shades verdict in Texas court

JanetPublishing 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 >

February 18, 2015

Wednesday News: Two lawsuits, an author oversteps, and classic LGBT children’s books

JanetPublishing News50 Shades / children's literature / copyright / diversity / E. L. James / Film / LGBTQIAP+ / 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 >

June 4, 2014

Wednesday News: The FCC invites comments on Net Neutrality, Apple disappoints (again), alleged plagiarism in 1D fan fiction, and Writer’s Coffee Shop owner is sued for millions

JanetPublishing 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 >

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