TRUMP v. SIMON & SCHUSTER INC et al

  1. December 08, 2023

    Trump Denies Woodward Chats Were All Tied To Official Role

    Former President Donald Trump is arguing that some of his conversations with renowned journalist Bob Woodward did not take place in his official capacity as a public official, the latest move in his $50 million copyright case asserting he's owed co-authorship of Woodward's bestselling audiobook of Trump interviews. 

  2. December 06, 2023

    Woodward, Publisher Seek End Of Trump Copyright Suit

    Bob Woodward and his publisher on Wednesday urged a New York federal judge to toss former President Donald Trump's $50 million copyright suit over the veteran journalist's audiobook "The Trump Tapes," saying the Copyright Act bars government officials from asserting copyright in interviews conducted as part of their official duties.

  3. September 12, 2023

    Trump Says He Will Get Copyright Over Woodward Interview

    Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday told a New York federal judge the U.S. Copyright Office is poised to register him as a joint owner of Bob Woodward's audiobook containing taped interviews with the former president — claims the veteran Washington Post journalist and his publisher characterized as "unverified and undocumented allegations" that are not enough to evade dismissal.

  4. September 11, 2023

    Trump Can't Own All The President's Words, Woodward Says

    Acclaimed journalist Bob Woodward urged a federal judge on Monday to toss former President Donald Trump's suit over recordings of him used in an audiobook, arguing that the litigation is an extension of Trump's "everything is mine" approach to the presidency even though copyright law prohibits private ownership of government works.

  5. August 07, 2023

    Paramount, Publisher Win Transfer In Trump Recordings Case

    The publishing house Simon & Schuster Inc. is transferring to Manhattan federal court a lawsuit that former President Donald Trump filed over recordings taken by the veteran investigative reporter Bob Woodward, moving the case out of Florida, where a judge said it cannot be litigated.

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