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caption id="attachment_49577" align="alignright" width="300" Book Passage co-owner Bill Petrocelli, showing me his impressive array of signed books/caption Bibliophiles and liberty lovers, rejoice! Yesterday Governor Brown signed a bill that exempts books from California's draconian autograph law.  That law requires sellers of autographed goods ...

Back in May, Pacific Legal Foundation filed a lawsuit on behalf of Book Passage and Bill Petrocelli. The lawsuit challenged a newly-enacted law that made the sale of autographed books unconscionably difficult . As we explained at the time, the statute was ostensibly adopted to protect individuals from fraud when they purchase sports or entertainmen ...

Today we filed this First Amendment lawsuit on behalf of beloved Bay Area bookstore Book Passage, and its co-owner, Bill Petrocelli. Book Passage is a hub of literary activity and free expression.  In addition to selling books, it hosts over 700 author events a year---in which authors give talks, read passages, interact with readers, and sign bo ...

caption id="attachment_45575" align="alignright" width="300" PLF client Bill Petrocelli at his store, Book Passage---a Bay Area favorite./caption Today we filed this First Amendment lawsuit on behalf of beloved Bay Area bookstore Book Passage, and its co-owner, Bill Petrocelli. Book Passage is a hub of literary activity and free expression.  In a ...

Author: Brian T. Hodges The Japanese science fiction novel Harmony, by Project Itoh, is a timely cautionary tale about the struggle between individuality and government control.  Itoh shares his intricate and multi-layered vision of a world in the not-too-distant future where much of the population has been lost to disease and war.  Adv ...