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Bogus Lawsuit Over The Da Vinci Code *
Following the example of many less-talented typists who imagine their work has been ripped off by real writers who actually write best-selling books, Lewis Perdue, author of a couple of lesser-known books on similar themes says he's going to file his own lawsuit soon.
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Children's hospital may sue Disney *
An unlikely feud is seeing the film empire that built its name on cartoons for children -- the giant Disney corporation -- at odds with Britain's most famous hospital for sick children.
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Controversial novel pulled from stores *
Rarely has an author succeeded, then failed, so quickly as Kaavya Viswanathan, the Harvard University sophomore who acknowledged lifting material from another author's work for her debut novel, How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild and Got a Life.
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Copyrights for freelance writers *
As writers with many freelance clients, my husband John and I are frequently asked how to set standards for dealing with editors, and how much of our work is owned when we pass our work along to publication.
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Dastardly Deeds: The Mis-adventures of Captain Copyright *
It's a bird, It's a plane...it's a conveniently censored, holier than thou, flying A-hole!
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Hard-won settlement for freelancers in U.S. thrown out by appeals court *
People on both sides of the dispute said it was unclear what would happen next -- whether the decision would be appealed, a new suit filed, or a new agreement negotiated.
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Harry Potter and the Lawyers from Pennsylvania? *
In case you were wondering whatever happened in that lawsuit against Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling, here's the skinny. . .
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Malaysia seizes pirated Star Wars DVDs *
Police in Malaysia have seized half-a-million pirated DVDs, according to the country's information ministry.
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Police raid doubles Swedish download site's popularity *
The Pirate Bay, one of the world's most popular websites for illegal downloading of movies, has doubled its number of visitors after Swedish police shut down the site for three days.
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Potter spoiler posted on Internet *
It was news to the newspapers, but frankly, we found a downloadable copy online at the end of May. (We won't divulge where, so don't ask!)
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Russian internet pirates offer to block any site -- for a price *
Last summer, Russian pirates offered to paralyse any internet site for a hundred-and-fifty dollars a day, according to a report in the daily business paper, Vedomosti.
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Scandal hits youngest author signed by Harper-Collins *
The debut novel of a Harvard University sophomore includes several passages that are similar to a work by another author published in 2001.
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Black Hat, Lynn Settle with Cisco, ISS *
At the conclusion of the Black Hat Briefings yesterday, embattled security researcher Michael Lynn disclosed the agreement he and the conference made with Cisco Systems and Internet Security Systems concerning his presentation on Cisco software vulnerabilities.
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Chinese Potter book hits the web *
Chinese fans of Harry Potter are posting unauthorized translations of the latest book on the Internet and the Chinese-language publisher says it has no right to stop them.
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Fishing on the other side of the Pond: What to do when you are the victim of a faraway, non-paying business associate *
On the face of it, Tennessee resident Mort Walco looked like a stand-up guy, with a good reputation. When local businesswoman Deborah Faurot started to deal on Well Wishers' (Walco's company's) behalf, she had no hint of the trials and tribulations she would face just to get reimbursed for money she had spent on behalf of this apparent deadbeat!
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French author sues Disney *
French children's book author has filed a lawsuit against Disney claiming that the superstar fish Nemo closely resembles his own creation, a smiling, wide-eyed clown fish named Pierrot.
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Networks keen to offer TV shows on-line *
Networks are tripping over each other in the rush to offer everything from individual programs to season subscriptions -- online. Web viewers can even watch some shows for free -- with advertising, of course.
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The red-haired girl goes to court *
Sullivan Entertainment squares off against the heirs of the Anne of Green Gables author, Lucy Maud Montgomery, in a $55-million defamation suit
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