NY Judge Orders Gawker to Pull Palin Book Pages
- Posted on November 20, 2010 at 8:21pm by
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NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge in New York City has issued a temporary order requiring Gawker Media to pull leaked pages of Sarah Palin’s forthcoming book from its website.
U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Griesa issued the injunction Saturday.
HarperCollins Publishers had sued Gawker after it published images on Nov. 17 from Palin’s “America by Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith and Flag” before its release next week.
In response, Palin tweeted, “Isn’t that illegal?”
Gawker said it was protected by fair use under copyright law. The company couldn’t immediately be reached Saturday but appeared to have removed the images from its site.
Palin’s publisher filed a legal complaint Friday asking that the site be banned from what it termed “further copyright infringement.”
A hearing on the judge’s order is scheduled for Nov. 30.
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EqualJustice
Posted on November 21, 2010 at 8:43pmHAHA MORE Sarah Palin obsession. Can’t WAIT to see what is said tomorrow about her show tonight! I love that she bugs the liberals, seriously, I DO! GO SARAH and stay a civilian so you can REALLY bug the S**T out of them, please? You don’t need all the crap that goes along with being a candidate. Just PUSH other conservatives on the pack of wolves and continue to make them HANG on your every word. Their obsession is quite amusing. Let them keep up the attacks and name calling. You can LAUGH all the way to the bank. That will irritate them even more. :)
Report Post »Ronko
Posted on November 21, 2010 at 12:47pmDuh its illegal to post anything before the product goes on release. Its gotta be the Palin Derangment Syndrome thats causing all the hate for Sarah Palin.
Report Post »chaifa
Posted on November 21, 2010 at 9:08amRowgue…
Report Post »wasn’t AP given an advance copy of the book by the publisher? if anyone should be held accountable, responsible it should be AP…perhaps someone at AP, who moonlights at GAWKER may be the culprit? Unlike the ‘doofus in chief’, i believe sarah palin wrote her book…journalism degree, not to mention how she keeps a daily dairy (and uses it as reference)…her tweets i also believe are her own…if the ‘trolls/drones’ had read her bio and read her accomplishments in positions she held…they’d conclude just how meticulous she is about researching…one other thing…i have come to the conclusion that the 22 staff members of “Michelle ‘ma belle” are the ones trolling the conservative sights…they have no other purpose…you can also tell the difference between the ‘staffers posts’ and Soros‘ ’minions posts’….Soros minions speak talking/profane points…MaBelle‘s staffers speak ’but say nothing’ to confuse…just MHO!
charliego
Posted on November 21, 2010 at 6:26amGOOD for the judge, nice to have a ruling that is not negative for a conservative side. No matter how the book was written—Sarah, ghost, or King Salmon, is it still not her property? And if it was any of the aforementioned, I would think they were paid for their contribution. If you do not like the author or whatever, don’t buy the book. It is STILL a free country—or so I am led to believe and it is still a capitalistic supported nation–at least, while we still have money to spend. And stealing or altering material is still a crime—at least in some quarters. If not a crime? then unethical behavior-at least to some who still have a conscience.
Report Post »I am for real
Posted on November 21, 2010 at 5:02amROWGUE Is it not the same with the Bible. Words taken out of context to discredit the Truth.
Report Post »JeffersonSmith
Posted on November 21, 2010 at 3:27am‘but I she isn’t so quick on her feet when asked for specifics about a tough policy question’
She was a whip when she was interviewed here as Gov. I think the media have scared the words right out of her. She’s so cautious now – not the Palin that once was, without a care, speaking very intelligently.
Report Post »Rowgue
Posted on November 21, 2010 at 2:19amNow they need to sue the publishing company. Without somebody within the publishing company helping there’s no way these pages get leaked. And this was not a publicity stunt. It was a hack political activist trying to smear using cherry picked excerpts out of context that they thought would damage her reputation and hurt her book sales. It was an activist with a grudge and more political zeal than integrity with the publishing company that is at fault.
Report Post »benrush
Posted on November 21, 2010 at 12:54amIf it will make the progressives feel any worse, I would be willing to promote Sarah Palin at any and all book signing events, or put her yard signs in my yards, or pass out Sarah Palin coffee mugs as Christmas gifts.
I’m just saying, I love to see them get all hot and bothered.
Report Post »SHASTADIANE1
Posted on November 21, 2010 at 12:20amIf Sarah Palin did not scare the liberal media and the liberals who think they own and rule over this country, they wouldn’t be paying this much attention to her. She has them scared, and the only thing that they can do is try to be-little her and attack her for every move she makes. Could any of us, “folks” out here stand up to the scrutiny that the Palin’s have been under for the last 2 + years? These people dig through your past, present, and try to guess your future. They attack your children, and try to make you look like weirdo’s and out of touch. What difference does it make if she is not hitting a nerve with them. Why would they bother if they thought she was not a force to be reckoned with?
I don’t know if Glenn is right about all the things he is afraid is going to happen in this country, but he truly believes it I think? So far no one has been able to prove anything he says is a lie. Same thing with Sarah. They seem to be what they are. If the libs could prove that they were lying, it would be all OVER the news! All the libs can do is try to discredit them. Throw up a smoke screen of garbage to make them look like fools and idiots. Did Sarah write her own book? She has the intelligence to do so. At least she can speak without a teleprompter in front of her at all functions. And if I hear the words “let me make this perfectly clear” many more times, I’m gonna upchuck! What does he think, that we are ALL just plain idiots out here? I’ll grant you, there are a lot of fools out there voting. Maybe you should have to take at least a proficiency test before you are even allowed to vote? If you can’t name the VP or the Speaker of the House, then hey, maybe they might should consider not handing you a ballot. Maybe you don’t have the intelligence to vote? But for most of us, Obama has made things perfectly clear.
I’m sick of these holier than thou, non-believers telling us that they know what is better for us than we do.
Give me liberty or give me death. God Bless America! And God Bless Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck. Pray for them, because they are voices crying in the wilderness.
Report Post »Hobbs57
Posted on November 21, 2010 at 12:08amI meant to post on this article, but posted on the other… You should know,the ********, the owner of Gawker Media is the same man responsible for making up the lie that Cristine O’Donnel had a one night stand , right before the election… It is garbage like that of which he should have the pants sued off him.. His name is Denton, I can’t recall his first name.. A real British snob !!!
Good for you Sarah, Sue his Pants off….
Report Post »thepatriotdave
Posted on November 21, 2010 at 12:53amDICK would be a good first name for him.
PatriotShops.com
Report Post »BurntHills
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 11:27pmHurray for Sarah!
it never ceases to amaze us that these bitter deviate democrat trolls would even want to read The Blaze, let alone post their blather on it. like we care what they think, tehy stopped being Americans a long time ago.
Hurray for decent Right Americans, WE’ve WON! now we roll on to 2012 and wipe the rest of the soros-obama agenda democrats OUT. too bad for the trolls they have no decent American politicians and pundits to look to, trust and respect like we do.
Hurray Sarah, Hurray, Glenn!
Report Post »thepatriotdave
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 11:43pmAmen!
We have the progressive agenda on the run and they can’t stand it. And we have people like Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin to thank.
PatriotShops.com
Report Post »Its Gonna Getcha
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 11:26pmShort & Sweet
Report Post »peezee
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 11:21pmScott, Scott, Scott. You are just so impressed with yourself aren’t you? I bet others in you your life find your narcissism less appealing than you may think.
Report Post »peezee
Posted on November 21, 2010 at 1:54amThis was NOT directed at the author. The one it was directed too, knows who they are.
Report Post »PC-FIDE
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 10:41pmI love it .Just tell a liberal that she is a great American and a millionaire and they almost croak .It is great, they wont admit it but they forced her out of the Governors office with malicious lawsuits and she hasn’t looked back since.
Go Sarah
Report Post »BurntHills
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 11:29pmyou can always tell a liberal.
Report Post »but you can’t tell them much.
it’s hard to have a battle of wits
with an unarmed person.
those poor pathetic LOSER democrats.
MiketheTrucker
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 10:41pmJust when you thought there were no intelligent judges left……
Report Post »pamela kay
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 10:30pmI love Sarah’s spunk. She and Glenn both just never back down and the progressives HATE it! And the more they HATE it the more we LOVE it.
Report Post »Nvrforget
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 10:43pmIt’s a double-edged sword. Sometimes they don’t back down even if sanity dictates they should.
Report Post »thepatriotdave
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 11:41pmNvrforget,
Well, I for one am glad that neither Sarah or Glenn has had to back down.
Pamela,
I’m with you. The more people whine and complain about Sarah, the better she sounds as POTUS material.
PatriotShops.com
Report Post »CatB
Posted on November 21, 2010 at 12:01amSome “spunk” I saw first hand .. off the cuff .. no teleprompter required …I was there live and in person.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0o96r2YmkfQ&feature=related
Report Post »N37BU6
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 10:25pmAre Gawker and the publisher working for the Obama admin, or what? Get conservatives cheering for rampant internet policing first, then turn it on us? Propaganda for COICA?
COICA is a seed, just like everything else they plant… be careful what you support, because it’s only going to grow bigger.
Report Post »neverending
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 10:22pmWho really cares – sounds like a big waste of time. More to whine about!!!!
Report Post »thepatriotdave
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 11:37pmC’mon, stop whining.
Report Post »dominke
Posted on November 22, 2010 at 10:22amLiberals are the ones whining. They are scared of Palin as she is SO MUCH SMARTER than all liberals. Go Sarah american patriots will have your back
Report Post »americansfightingforcommonsense
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 10:16pmYou go girl!! Sara is a true patriot and I hope to meet her someday. Todd your a lucky man. Stand strong Sara, we’ve got your back.
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 10:16pmHope she sues them into oblivion!
Report Post »1TrueOne55
Posted on November 21, 2010 at 2:34pmI don’t know if you have read the truth is that her Publishing Company is the one that filed the suit. They are the ones that have been harmed not Mrs. Palin, by outing the information and commenting on it they violated what is normal in the industry.
Publishers will release early copies to reviewers to get feedback so they can make advertisements in paper media and these reviewers are legally bound to keep silent until a specific date of release for the book or another date determined by the publisher.
Report Post »dontbotherme
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 10:03pmJustice done. I had forgotten what it was like.
Report Post »joseph Fawcett
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 10:03pmIf nothing else there is free advertizing for the book. I didn’t know she had written another book, until now. Good job it worked.
http://www.josephfawcettart.com western artist
Report Post »Supreme Galooti
Posted on November 22, 2010 at 4:11pmYour art is pretty cool, but sneaking a self-promoting link into the conversation is just plain tacky. I am dissapointed that this website allows that sort of thing.
Report Post »LUDWIKA BRONISLAWA
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 9:56pmI’m gonna say the judge might be right here.
Report Post »shorthanded12
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 10:07pmI would agree to that one..A sane judge making a sain Call. Im so amased how the LEFT continues to be all WEE WEE’ed up over Gov Palin. LOL the more she continues to stay a thorn in her side the more I will support her.
Report Post »jzs
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 10:27pmThe entire book is “out there”, read and reviewed. Somebody with access passed it along. I’m not a conspiracy theorist, but you have to wonder if this was a play, with Palin’s knowledge or without it, to generate a buzz and sales. Typically salacious details of new books come out just before they’re released to hype the book. What do you bet all is forgiven after the book comes out? The only question I have is who was the ghostwriter? Palin didn’t write it, that’s for sure.
Report Post »broker0101
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 10:38pmI might agree or disagree. The important thing is that I get some kind of interaction and validation of my existence online, because I am unable to do so in the real world. So please, please, please acknowledge my presence and validate my existence. Please? Please respond to this mindless, thoughtless Blaze post. Did I mention that I am obsessed with Glenn Beck and am hoarding gold at $1350 per ounce and Food insurance, at $200 per backpack? Please validate me!!!!!!!
Report Post »Exrepublisheep
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 10:40pmI Agree, if its not your product, don’t pass it along.
Report Post »Nvrforget
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 11:21pmBroker, consider yourself validatificationated.
Report Post »thepatriotdave
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 11:35pmjzs,
Most people in her position have help with writing their books. Nothing unusual about that. In fact, all the historical books that Newt Gingrich has produced were mostly written By Dr. Forsten of Black Montain North Carolina.
PatriotShops.com
Report Post »jzs
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 11:48pmBroker, keep posting. You are obviously an intelligent person, way beyond the norm. Some might say that you’re not quite together. But I validate you I recognize you. You are a unique human being with the rights and respect thereto.
Report Post »angelite49
Posted on November 20, 2010 at 11:49pmJZS, you are not the first person to suggest that Palin uses a ghost writer. I am always surprised by such an assertion as “Palin didn’t write it, that’s for sure.” It is more believable to me that a communications/journalism degree might lead to writing a book than to being a governor. All published writers have editors, of course, but the insinuation that she cannot write is not supported by anything you have said, nor by any evidence I have yet discovered. Please do enlighten us.
Report Post »jzs
Posted on November 21, 2010 at 12:00amPatriot, I agree. I wouldn’t give Gingrich as an example though. Your post is news to me, because, as much as I disagree with Gingrich, he has the brains and verbal intelligence to write his own books.
I’m not so sure about Palin though. I think somebody else write her tweets for her. She’s great at repeating some standard lines about less government, lower taxes or whatever, but I she isn’t so quick on her feet when asked for specifics about a tough policy question (that’s why she avoids being asked those kinds of questions). My suspicion is that she verbally gave some outlines for the book, but that most every word was written by someone else. Some books are written completely by the person, some are written almost completely by someone else. I suspect hers is closer to the latter.
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