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April 29, 2015

Wednesday News: two new lawsuits, the dangers of digital, and Outlander trivia

JanetPublishing NewsATT / Books / CDA / digital habits / dmca / Outlander / publicity rights / racism / Self-publishing8 Comments

‘A Gronking to Remember’ Becomes Memorable Lawsuit Against Amazon, Apple – An anonymous couple is suing erotica author Lacey Noonan for using one of their engagement photos on the cover of her self-published novella, A Gronking to Remember. What’s particularly notable about this case (which will be heard in federal ... more >

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April 23, 2015

Thursday News: Ode to the DMCA; food and social class; an “ibreakup;” and Julia Rothman’s “Nature Anatomy”

JanetPublishing NewsAmerica / class / copyright / dmca / Earth Day / food / infringement / nature / Race / technology / YouTube5 Comments

How the DMCA made YouTube – A really interesting piece on the way the DMCA, which was enacted in 1998, and in particular the safe harbor provision, has allowed services like YouTube to flourish. Given the onerous provisions of the DMCA, and with all of the changes at YouTube (and ... more >

March 12, 2015

Thursday News: publishing profits down, piracy gone wild, return of the Star Wars franchise, and logical fallacies 101

JanetPublishing Newscopyright / dmca / infringement / logical fallacies / Machete / piracy / profits / publishing / Star Wars6 Comments

Profits Fell 12% at Lagardere Publishing in 2014 – So I’m putting this together from somewhere the wi-fi sucks, so it’s going to be short and sweet: profits at the parent company of Hachette are down, and they claim it’s due to a “weaker. . . lineup” and the battle ... more >

March 10, 2015

Tuesday News: the Apple Watch, fraudulent DMCA notices, indie publishing challenges, and Eve Ensler’s cancer battle

JanetPublishing NewsApple / Cancer / copyright / dmca / Eve Ensler / Memoir / self-publishing book sales / smart watchComments Off on Tuesday News: the Apple Watch, fraudulent DMCA notices, indie publishing challenges, and Eve Ensler’s cancer battle

INDEPENDENT PUBLISHING AND DMCA ABUSE, OR “HOW A SCAMMER GOT MY BOOK BLOCKED WITH VERY LITTLE EFFORT” – A pretty chilling tale about how author Becca Mills had her book removed from Smashwords and Amazon via a fraudulent DMCA takedown notice, filed by someone who then reached out to the ... more >

August 5, 2014

Tuesday News: Cellphone unlocking now legal, the wonders of 3-D printing, 54-year overdue book returned, and library partnerships with Smashwords

JanetPublishing News3D Printing / cellphones / contests / digital books / dmca / DRM / Overdrive / public libraries / Self-publishing / Smashwords4 Comments

President Obama signs cellphone unlocking bill into law – This may seem like a small step, but given the incredible controversy over unlocking cell phones, and the fact that it’s been illegal to do so, this is not such a small thing. Will the same legal reversal happen for ebooks? ... more >

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October 17, 2012

Wednesday News: Bodyform reveals the truth about periods; MS Surface pricing and ship date revealed; DMCA takedown notice gone awry; Ancient prosthetics

JanePublishing Newsdmca / Microsoft / prosthetics / tablet12 Comments

This May Be The Best Response To A Facebook Rant — Period. – An internet troll or comedian or someone named Richard Neill posted a facebook rant about how a Maxipad company lied to him in commercials about a woman’s joyous adventuresome spirit that she adopted during her period. The ... more >

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