That’s it, I’m done. I view this as an absolute challenge to the publishing industry that absolutely cannot stand.
I will see what I can do to transcribe the video, to at least get that online as well.
In no particular order, enjoy every #CockyGate related link I have collected as of the last line of text on this page:
Open Letter to Faleena Hopkins
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A Curious Trademark Kerfuffle in the Cocky World of Romance
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https://the-digital-reader.com/2018/05/05/cockygate-faleena-hopkins-has-registered-a-trademark-on-cocky-and-is-using-it-to-threaten-other-romance-authors/
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Girl. It's not YOUR keyword. This is crazy. pic.twitter.com/X6tNqGrmXt
— Romancing the Nope (@RomancingNope) May 6, 2018
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https://mailchi.mp/fc098b4fdddf/gtr-is-all-about-romance-podcasting
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https://bookriot.com/2018/05/07/author-trademarks-the-word-cocky/
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The hypocrisy is strong with this one!! #cockygate #byefaleena it’s easy for you but not for me, even when disrespecting marines! https://t.co/c72t6Px4XV
— Autumn Jones (@AutumnJmodel) May 7, 2018
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https://www.facebook.com/golden.czermak.5/posts/370026426838257
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Even one of Faleena Hopkin's designers is calling her out 😎🍿#byefaleena #cockygate pic.twitter.com/HnN1dF0hLx
— EstherAnne (@EstherAnnUrFace) May 8, 2018
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We have contacted Amazon to provide them with detailed info on this matter and have asked if they will pause further removals/suspensions on books w/ titles containing "cocky" while this is being contested. We will provide more updates as possible when we receive their response. https://t.co/C1x1my9PCX
— RWA (@romancewriters) May 8, 2018
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https://www.facebook.com/tkleigh/posts/2053855568159881
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https://www.facebook.com/margocollins/posts/10157428417614937
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Faleena #cockygate:
just retitle your books and change your covers. It takes a day. You lose nothing. Stop bullying me.Also Faleena:
I disrespected Marines with my Cocky Soldier book but it’s already up for preorder so title & cover can’t be changed. Sorry! pic.twitter.com/Yutqmv7sWE— nikki 💜🐕 (@ease_dropper) May 6, 2018
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The STUPIDITY of this whole fuckfest started by one cocky writer is just… At this point, she's sinking her own boat, so we don't have to do much except sit back and enjoy the end of her career[?]. #byefaleena #cockygate #cocky https://t.co/x0Zo6Ppssc
— Magali A.Cocky. Fréchette (@stormowl7) May 8, 2018
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lmao the #Cockygate book is trash af. pic.twitter.com/wy3QnpmmdL
— sil💫 stop reccing me the hating game i hate it (@thebookvoyagers) May 6, 2018
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05-09-18 9am CST
5/9/18 9:10am CST
One of the things that pisses me off about #cockygate is that the #romance community didn't know until the "Cease and Desist" letters were sent out. Yet, on the trademark lookup, it says there was a publication for Opposition published on January 30, 2018. Where was it published? pic.twitter.com/WBaC3GhQPw
— Rosemary Rey (@rosereywriter) May 6, 2018
5/9/18 9:17am CST
Amazon has responded to our request to say that they will not be removing titles from sale until this matter is resolved and have reinstated those they previously removed. We are still in discussion with counsel as to next steps and will report more as we are able. https://t.co/MCheapueye
— RWA (@romancewriters) May 9, 2018
bless the RWA, 5/9/18 9:56am CST
not sure if I had this one:
http://www.pajiba.com/think_pieces/cocky-writer-romance-author-faleena-hopkins-trademarks-cocky-and-tries-to-shut-down-others-using-the-word.php
5/9/18 10:35am CST
5/9/18 11:15am CST
Not sure if this is old news but I found a post on @FaleenaHopkins Facebook page where a fan thanks her for book stuffing a KU book about werewolves. #cockygate pic.twitter.com/PtRTzBUwLC
— Angela wants tacos (@angela_s2526) May 9, 2018
5/9/18 2:07pm CST
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180507/11303539791/romance-novelist-secures-trademark-word-cocky-begins-beating-other-novelists-over-head-with-it.shtml
5/9/18 4:28pm CST
I subscribe to a podcast called The Legal Seagull and although they haven’t put out a new episode in a while I did notice an episode all about Trademark/Copyright/Patent Law and it does a good job explaining what does/does not qualify for each. #cockygate https://t.co/311hlXgVHK
— 📖 Bookish 📖 (@EGabriellS) May 9, 2018
5/9/18 5:12pm CST
I just got off the phone with Morris Yorn, and while they can't say for sure that Hopkins is not a client of theirs, a quick search didn't produce her name. They're aware of her C&Ds and are looking into it.
— Greyson Carlisle (@GreysonCarlisle) May 9, 2018
5/9/18 5:25pm CST
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