Woodward, S&S File New Motions to Dismiss Trump Lawsuit

As expected, lawyers for Simon & Schuster and bestselling author Bob Woodward have filed two new motions to dismiss an amended $50 million lawsuit filed by former president Donald Trump alleging that Woodward and S&S breached Trump’s copyright interests by publishing 'The Trump Tapes: The Historical Record.' Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Compress CBR/CBZ comic files by 50 percent or more

Digital comics often come in the form of comic book archives, typically JPGs stored in a single archive file (cbz = zip, cbr = rar, and so on). You might think these simple compressed formats would already produce the smallest possible files, but no -- the free CbxConverter can resample images... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2014-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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kchmviewer: a better way to browse CHM files

It may be very old, but Microsoft's Compiled HTML Help (CHM) is still a common format for software documentation, as well as the occasional ebook. Windows has a standard HTML Help viewer which should be able to display most files, but it’s a little fragile (just search the web for "regsvr32... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2014-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Condé Nast pays interns $5.8m to settle low-pay lawsuit

Publishing giant to pay more than 7,000 interns between $700 and $1,900 after lawsuit said some had been paid less than a dollar an hourTell us: how did you get by when working an unpaid internship? Continue reading... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Madefire, JumpStart Debut Neopet Motion Books

Madefire, creator of the Motion Books interactive comics platform, is teaming up with educational games creator JumpStart to create motion books digital stories for its Neopets online community. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canadian Radio Host Ghomeshi Threatens C$50M Lawsuit Over Firing

The popular Canadian radio host, and planned host of this year's Giller awards, has filed a lawsuit against the media company over wrongful termination. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ellora’s Cave Files Libel Suit Against Dear Author Blog

Erotic romance publisher Ellora’s Cave has filed suit in Summit County, Ohio, against Jennifer Gerrish-Lampe, aka Jane Litte, and her blog Dear Author, claiming libel and defamation and asking for "no less than" $25,000 in damages. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Salesforce.com's trademark infringement anything but social, lawsuit claims

Salesforce.com recently launched a new product called Social Studio in spite of the fact that an existing, competing product had already used that name for years, marketing software vendor StrongView Systems alleges in a new trademark-infringement lawsuit.Social Studio, which was launched in... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2014-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In Appeal Filing, Google Defends Snippets

In a filing with the Second Circuit last week, Google defended its practice of displaying snippets in Google Book Search. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Are African Writers Trumping African-American Authors?

In the NYTimes, Felicia R. Lee asks if the 'new wave of African writers' with an international appeal are drawing attention away from African-American voices. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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German trade body files Amazon complaint

The German trade association the Börsenverein has officially lodged a complaint against... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple settles ebooks price-fixing class action lawsuit

The settlement brings an end to one of the biggest and longest-lasting legal cases of the ebook era. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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LinkedIn to face lawsuit over repeated invitation emails

LinkedIn Corp. will face a lawsuit from members suing it for allegedly violating their privacy by tapping into their external email accounts and downloading their contacts' addresses to recruit more users. U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh ruled that the class-action lawsuit may proceed, which means... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2014-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Twenty Years Later, Landmark Digital Lawsuit Concludes

Known as “Freelance,” the case settles claims by freelance writers arising from the the 2001 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the Tasini case. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Judge Says Price-Fixing Suit Filed by Retailers Can Proceed

Australian upstart DNAML says it was was harmed by the 2010 price-fixing scheme executed by Apple and the five agency publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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iBooks Bestsellers: 'Heaven' Trumps Divergent

Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent's "Heaven is for Real" was the top selling title on Apple's iBooks Bestseller list for the week ended April 21. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Distribution: AMP Signs Deal with Vegan Heritage

Andrews McMeel Publishing signed an agreement with Vegan Heritage Press for sales, distribution and fulfillment in the U.S., Canada, and open market for eight titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Yellow Kite to publish Ella Woodward

Hodder & Stoughton imprint Yellow Kite is to publish blogger Ella Woodward’s cookbook... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harper Lee settles lawsuit with Alabama museum

Harper Lee, author of 'To Kill a Mockingbird,' sued Monroe County Heritage Museum for using her name and her book without compensating her. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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MacAdam/Cage Files Chapter 7

After years of financial problems, independent publishing house MacAdam/Cage filed for Chapter 7 liquidation last month in a San Francisco court. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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