![]() ![]() And, based on some very murky math, it seeks "compensatory, punitive damages and disgorgement" of "at least $49,980,000." ![]() As expected, lawyers for Simon & Schuster and bestselling author Bob Woodward have filed two new motions to dismiss an amended $50 million lawsuit filed by former president Donald Trump, which alleges that Woodward and S&S breached Trump’s copyright interests by publishing The Trump Tapes: The Historical Record.įirst filed in January (and amended on April 24), Trump’s complaint accuses Woodward of "systematic usurpation, manipulation, and exploitation of audio of President Trump" gathered in connection with a series of interviews initially recorded for Woodward’s 2021 book Rage: "Said audio was protected material, subject to various limitations on use and distribution-as a matter of copyright, license, contract, basic principles of the publishing industry, and core values of fairness and consent.” The suit seeks a declaratory judgment acknowledging Trump's "full copyright interest" in the recordings and all works derived from the recordings. ![]()
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