Publishing Newsbookstores / crafting / defamation / Espresso Book Machine / geography / History / lawsuit / poetry / Print-on-Demand / tiny books2 Comments
New Chapter for Classic Paris Bookstore: Books Printed on Demand – A great profile of legendary Paris bookstore, Librairie les Puf, which has been converted to POD via the Espresso Book Machine (you can watch a video on the technology here). At a time when some physical bookstores are selling non-book ... more >
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Prince | 1958 – 2016 – The Los Angeles Times has a good collection of features about Prince’s death yesterday. Apparently he collapsed in an elevator on his Minnesota compound, Paisley Park, and could not be revived. The music legend was only 57, but had been briefly hospitalized last week for ... more >
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100th Pulitzer prizes announced – Journalism awards, in particular, stood out this year, with the Los Angeles Times winning for their breaking coverage of the San Bernadino shooting, and digital media ProPublica and the Marshall Project’s collaborative win for explanatory reporting. The full list of winners can be found here, and ... more >
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$115 million verdict in Hulk Hogan sex-tape lawsuit could wipe out Gawker – In a stunning victory, Hulk Hogan, aka Terry Bollea, won more than he sued Gawker for — $115 million (he sued for $100 million). And that doesn’t count punitive damages the jury will be considering this week. All for ... more >
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[UPDATE] Cassandra Clare sued for copyright infringement over Shadowhunter series – Cassandra Clare’s attorney has responded to Kenyon’s suit for copyright infringement, trademark infringement, and false advertising. Note that his commentary focuses primarily on the copyright claim, even though, as Jane’s comment here points out, there is a lot of action around the trademark ... more >
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“Happy Birthday” is public domain, former owner Warner/Chapell to pay $14M – A settlement has been reached in the lawsuit against music publisher Warner/Chappell, which had claimed copyright to the song “Happy Birthday,” and had been collecting royalties for decades. As part of the settlement, the song is now unquestionably in ... more >