Legal Issues

The site is known as Z-Library, and it was especially popular among TikTok users.

The ebook presents comprehensive day-by-day coverage and insider analysis, plus full public testimony and much more.

The suit against the Internet Archive’s CDL policy raises important questions on how library lending affects publishers and authors.

A Virginia political candidate has filed suit against a Barnes & Noble in Virginia Beach for carrying two “obscene” books.

The Copyright Office has now announced that the CCB will start accepting claims on June 16.

The Copyright Claims Board is less expensive and more accessible than federal court. But a few of its provisions may cancel out the benefit.

The case was brought by a Virginia politician running for Congress, Tommy Altman, and he isn’t interested in school library removal alone.

The DOJ suit to block the Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster deal has resulted in publishers, agents, and authors receiving attorney requests for book deal information.

Dohle argues that the existing market is more vibrant and competitive than ever, and PRH’s acquisition model preserves competition among its imprints.

In September, Senator Elizabeth Warren wrote to Amazon about the role of its algorithm in promoting vaccine misinformation.

Despite pre-publication buzz, one author found her book orphaned when the publisher was fired and the imprint dissolved.

Published in 2015, Arms and the Dudes by journalist Guy Lawson is a nonfiction book about how three stoners from Miami Beach became the most unlikely gunrunners in history

Copyright law is written to protect stories, not characters, but over time the law on character protection has evolved.

Hype aside, an NFT is not equivalent to registering a digital work with the Copyright Office—and it's no barrier to unlawful reproduction.

The same firm that filed a lawsuit against Amazon earlier this year has now filed a second lawsuit on behalf of a bookstore in Evanston, IL.

When the CASE Act passed last year, it put in place a new “small claims court” system at the US Copyright Office.

Skyhorse Publishing is upset over a new HBO documentary that includes snippets of Allen’s audiobook (narrated by Allen).

Law firm Hagens Berman has filed a new ebook price-fixing suit against Amazon.

In a case of déjà sue, Hagens Berman is litigating against anticompetitive practices it helped put in place seven years ago.

The new system is designed to enable small-scale copyright claims by authors without lawyers, but anyone can opt out of the process—possibly undermining its benefits.

Rather than having to file a costly case in federal court, authors can now bring cases, without an attorney, to a Copyright Claims Board.

Yesterday, Amazon was charged with violating competition laws by using the data it gathers from its own third-party sellers to compete against those sellers.

Though registration with the Copyright Office is no longer required for protection, there are still many reasons why it’s important.

Whether using a third-party service to conduct a giveaway or managing it on your own, it’s important to protect the rights of your entrants.

A group of authors and publishers jointly filed suit against Ukraine-based Kiss Library, alleging that the site flagrantly pirates ebooks.