Posted on 10/06/2017 10:39:14 AM PDT by simpson96
(full article title: EXCLUSIVE: Chelsea Clinton demands court toss the $150,000 lawsuit by writer who claimed she ripped off his idea for her best selling feminist children's book 'She Persisted')
Chelsea Clinton asked a judge on Monday to throw out a $150,000 lawsuit against her children's book after a writer claimed that she ripped off his idea, according to court papers obtained exclusively by DailyMailTV.
While the mother-of-two has been enjoying the 17-week reign of her feminist book 'She Persisted' on the New York Times best sellers list, she has been battling a lawsuit over the copyright of the work since July.
Christopher Janes Kimberley, 56, claims the former first daughter used three of the same women featured in his work and that her publisher ripped off the book's idea after he sent over his proposal through a Facebook message.
The author filed suit in New York court and is seeking $150,000 in damages, plus the profits of the popular book.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
or my Dad will meet you on a Plane and then lookout
Not being a facebook user, I do not know what is meant by a facebook message. But it sounds like he sent the message to a specific person, and did not post it for all to see.
Perhaps I misread the article - I thought that the proposal had been sent via facebook, but did not understand it had been posted in an open forum on facebook.
Assuming you are correct (and I am wrong - AGAIN! LOL), there is no case here.
“but the moment the person proposed in an open forum like face book they took away the few protections they had on there idea for a book.....”
You are mixing patent and copyright law. Question is whether the “expression of the idea” was “fixed in a tangible medium of expression.” An author posting on Facebook does not negate rights. Lots of facts will have to be considered. Wouldn’t be surprised that Chelsea’s ghost writers liberally borrowed from whatever sources they could find. Doubt Chelsea wrote much.
The plaintiff’s suit may be based on common law copyright.
Common law copyright is the legal doctrine which grants copyright protection based on common law of various jurisdictions, rather than through protection of statutory law.
“She Persisted” and now she won’t shut the hell up!!
Chelsea now writes a “best selling” feminist children’s book?
What a bunch of crap.
is that webster hubbell?
You misunderstand how book contracts are done. First the author sends a detailed description of a book proposal with a sample of the writing (but ususally does not send the entire book, to prevent copying). Second, the publisher negotiates a contract with the person who submitted the idea. Third, the book is then written, illustrated, edited, printed and distributed in stages.
Because the first part is so risky and the third part is so expensive, the process has evolved over the years to prevent losses on either side. So if the publisher did, in fact, share the idea with Chelsea in order to hang a "celebrity progressive" name on the idea to increase profits, she or he did an unethical thing.
I don't really know whether the Facebook submission of the idea will stand up as well as a formal cover letter with a paper manuscript and a mailing date, so the judge may break new ground if the FB submission is given the same weight.
Nevertheless, I'm not expecting a win against the Clintons.
unfortunately the person suing posted on face book the proposal...at that point it is fair game for any writer to steal the idea.
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re-read the article ,, he sent a message on FB to the publisher ,, it wasn’t public... the publisher seems to have forwarded it to Chelsea’s ghostwriters and told them to run with it...
Chelsea owes him the money but she can probably recoup the award from the publisher if he didn’t disclose the outline/story was not his... This is intellectual property theft pure and simple.
Demands?
Stamps her size 12s and holds her breath?
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