Malcolm Turnbull’s publisher has fired off a legal warning to a top aide in the Morrison government claiming a “massive” breach of copyright over the former prime minister’s new book.
The move came hours after the publisher was alerted to the distribution of the electronic version of the book to government staffers and at least one Liberal MP, days before the e-book becomes available to paying readers on Monday., had been hacked or pirated and the firm was taking legal action to bring the problem under control.
Mr Grant said the distribution of the e-book “makes me wonder” about the News Corp access to the memoir. But the book is a political issue for the Prime Minister and his office, given it says Mr Morrison played a “double game” in the leadership turmoil that cost Mr Turnbull his job in August 2018 and also claims he weakened the government with his handling of tax reform as treasurer in early 2016.
, in digital form,” wrote HWL Ebsworth partner Nicholas Pullen to the staff member by text and email.
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