Recently, we heard about Netflix’s forthcoming adaptation of D.H. Lawrence’s famously banned book Lady Chatterley’s Lover (apparently it’s going to be raunchier than Bridgerton, which does seem only fair). To prepare yourself, you may want to start with this video of John Waters—or as William S.... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-09-20 16:04:44 UTC ]
Bristol University has bought a copy of Lady Chatterley’s Lover that once belonged to Sir Laurence Byrne, the judge who presided over the landmark 1960 obscenity case, keeping the historic edition in the UK. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-09-30 21:53:13 UTC ]
Penguin has donated £10,000 to the crowdfunding campaign to keep a historic copy of Lady Chatterley’s Lover in the UK. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-05-24 03:23:01 UTC ]
English PEN has set up a crowdfunding campaign to keep an historic copy of Lady Chatterley's Lover in the UK. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
In a rare move, the Government is appealing for a buyer to pay £56,250 for the obscenity trial judge’s copy of Lady Chatterley’s Lover to stop it leaving the country. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
A writer has just won a legal battle with Marvel and DC, but how do publishers usually fare in the courts?A writer scored a significant victory over publishers this week, when comic book giants Marvel and DC – who had tried to block Graham Jules from using “superhero” in the title of his... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2016-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]