Palin's book 'America By Heart' Leaked Prior to release

America By Heart, Sarah Palin's upcoming book set for release on Nov. 23, has been promoted as a tribute to American values. The publisher of this book is taking Gawker Media to court for leaking pages of America By Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith and Flag ahead of its release, according to the article below. A federal judge ordered Gawker to pull the pages, which it did, and prohibited Gawker from "continuing to distribute, publish or otherwise transmit pages from the book" pending the results of a hearing on Nov. 30.
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Palin publisher sues blog over leaks:
CBC News - Books



The publisher of Sarah Palin's upcoming book is taking Gawker Media to court for leaking pages of America By Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith and Flag ahead of its release.


HarperCollins Publishers filed the lawsuit in a Manhattan court on Friday, just two days after Gawker published images online of 21 pages from the book as well as its dedication page.

On Saturday, a federal judge ordered Gawker to pull the pages, which it did, and prohibited Gawker from "continuing to distribute, publish or otherwise transmit pages from the book" pending the results of a hearing on Nov. 30.

The court documents demand that Gawker be prevented from "further copyright infringement" and that the site's managers also deliver the material it used to the publisher so it can be destroyed.

HarperCollins is also seeking monetary damages but did not specify the amount.

The blog site responded to the lawsuit by posting a message on its site late Friday titled, "Palin Is Mad at Us for Leaking Pages From Her Book," and linked to websites defining the fair use doctrine of copyright law.
The blog is not the first site to publish excerpts from Palin's second book. It originally refused to take them down after getting a letter from the publisher.

America By Heart, set for release on Nov. 23, has been promoted as a tribute to American values.
In it, the former vice-presidential candidate — who is currently starring in the reality series Sarah Palin's Alaska — lauds Simon Cowell while lambasting President Barack Obama for expressing "a stark lack of faith in the American people."

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