11/14/09 Writing and Publishing News

This Week’s Writing and Publishing News

Where the law and literature meet:

Valerie Plame Wilson loses suit against CIA on memoirs: http://www.reuters.com/article/industryNews/idUSTRE5AB3UM20091112  and http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data2/circs/2nd/074244p.pdf

Latest changes to the Google settlement are in and it looks much better: http://www.tiny.cc/CvNm8  and http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/lunch/Overview.pdf  and http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703683804574534670350244040.html  

Author sues nightclub owners for turning away people from book signing based on skin color, seeks $1 billion: http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/11/11/author-sues-nightclub-bosses-for-1-billion-59273/

A call for newspapers and their employees to pledge not to use UK’s libel laws: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2009/nov/11/press-freedom-medialaw

Beyonce to testify in copyright case: http://blog.singersroom.com/celebs/?p=7436


Will capping libel damages help reform UK free speech protection?: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/11/libel_law_reform/

Carrie Prejean considers it inappropriate to ask why she settled her libel suit: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2009/11/carrie-prejean-accuses-larry-king-of-being-inapproprate-and-then-fails-to-walk-off-his-set.html

No free speech in Britain – only expensive speech: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/nov/10/qc-views-of-media-freedom

Publishers Association supports new Google settlement: http://www.thebookseller.com/news/102940-pa-to-support-google-settlement-following-amendments.html
UK publishers are joined as Plaintiffs in the new Google settlement: http://www.thebookseller.com/news/102937-uk-publishers-named-as-plaintiffs-in-new-google-settlement.html

Book trade backs PEN’s libel proposals for UK reform: http://www.thebookseller.com/news/102907-trade-backing-for-pens-libel-proposals.html


More headlines:

Co-authors end deal with ex-Palin aide: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hYi0gqm5GOKRltov_0VUPMlhxhiwD9BSTI380

Supreme Court justice censors high school newspaper article about him: http://gawker.com/5401950/supreme-court-justice-censors-high-school-newspapers-puff-piece-about-him

The math may not add up on Palin memoir: http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/10/sarah-palins-memoir-why-the-math-might-not-add-up-for-harperco/