Google Wins Appeals Court Decision to Scan Books
Google wins again. For the past ten years, Google has battled authors and publishers over the right to make snippets of books searchable on its massive search engine. On Friday, October 16, the 2nd...
View ArticleIt’s Still Copyrighted, Knucklehead
I’m not a lawyer, blah, blah, blah. And while marginally about copyright, this post is really more about common courtesy as well as common sense which someone (Wikipedia claims Voltaire) says isn’t so...
View ArticleMob Rule and Other Rules for Authors
This post is going to have a bit of a split personality. Two entirely different subjects with the flimsiest connection. Consider yourself forewarned. The inspiration for this is a blog post from Nora...
View ArticleWhen You Split with Your Publisher: Book Covers
Many of us, in our writing odysseys, have had intervals working with traditional publishers, some more reputable than others, and many of us have seen those arrangements come to an end for one reason...
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