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Lexicon Steve, What do you think about Jo's lawsuit?
Hufflepuff31
post Nov 1 2007, 09:46 AM
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First of all I want to say - Steve I love you and think you are great!

Now that we have that established.........

Basically, Jo wants to stop the publication of Steve Vander Ark's book The Harry Potter Lexicon because she says it will be an intellictual property rights infringement of her encylopedia.

...........What do you guys think?


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post Nov 1 2007, 10:39 AM
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QUOTE(futureweasley @ Nov 1 2007, 03:23 PM) *
QUOTE(ByRichard @ Nov 1 2007, 11:21 AM) *
arguabley, this law suit alone is going to create a big ripple for the charrity in question. i hadnt heard much about it untill i read about the suit.
its all publicity init.
Actually, I kind of disagree with this. I am a fool, and will buy the end product anyway...but there is a HUGE part of me that doesn't want anything to do with her encyclopedia OR this charity. And I don't think I'm alone in that feeling. It could hurt more than help the charity, and that stinks. It really does.

im not saying the charrity will get more money from this, im just saying they will get a lot of press.
they will get publicity, and all publicity is good publicity, even if it for the wrong reasons.

i would have bought the JKR one, i dont think it makes me a fool for wanting an official version. i dont think it makes you a fool either.

QUOTE(Hufflepuff31 @ Nov 1 2007, 03:38 PM) *
Do we know for sure that the encylopedia is for charity? I know that "The Tales of Beedle The Bard" is for charity but I'm unsure of her intentions for the encylopedia.

its says on web page about it, in the news section. i think it is the article under the Dark Mark.

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- Hufflepuff31   Lexicon Steve   Nov 1 2007, 09:46 AM
- - ByRichard   im a bit torn here. i can see where JKR is coming ...   Nov 1 2007, 09:49 AM
- - futureweasley   I like this thread, thank you for starting it, Huf...   Nov 1 2007, 09:59 AM
- - christinemfdorrat   I'm afraid I'm in two minds as well. Jo ...   Nov 1 2007, 09:59 AM
- - tinagin   I'm shocked, confused, and saddened. It sadde...   Nov 1 2007, 10:09 AM
- - racheline   For reasons obvious in my .sig, I'll be watchi...   Nov 1 2007, 10:11 AM
- - princess eileen   I agree with futureweasley.. I was really outraged...   Nov 1 2007, 10:16 AM
- - Wizard_Dave   I too am in two minds about this and was shocked t...   Nov 1 2007, 10:20 AM
- - ByRichard   arguabley, this law suit alone is going to create ...   Nov 1 2007, 10:21 AM
|- - futureweasley   QUOTE(ByRichard @ Nov 1 2007, 11:21 AM) a...   Nov 1 2007, 10:23 AM
- - vandy   If it's like breaching the copyrights thing ,w...   Nov 1 2007, 10:23 AM
|- - Lidane   QUOTE(vandy @ Nov 1 2007, 10:23 AM) If it...   Nov 1 2007, 03:21 PM
- - Hufflepuff31   Do we know for sure that the encylopedia is for ch...   Nov 1 2007, 10:38 AM
- - coach   I probably wouldn't even have known about the ...   Nov 1 2007, 10:40 AM
|- - Arianhrod   QUOTE(coach @ Nov 1 2007, 10:40 AM) I pro...   Nov 1 2007, 10:48 AM
- - hedwig2323   Deleted by hedwig because I didn't realize the...   Nov 1 2007, 10:54 AM
- - coach   How are you Ari? I don't think the Lexicon...   Nov 1 2007, 10:55 AM
- - shadow_onthesun   The lexicon is a great resource, and it has all th...   Nov 1 2007, 10:56 AM
- - EruditeWitch   I'm supporting Steve on this. At first I was t...   Nov 1 2007, 10:56 AM
- - EruditeWitch   QUOTEUnofficial Biographies of the characters? I ...   Nov 1 2007, 10:58 AM
- - ByRichard   QUOTE(shadow_onthesun @ Nov 1 2007, 03:56...   Nov 1 2007, 10:59 AM
- - Lady Narcissa   I'm totally on the fence about this as well. ...   Nov 1 2007, 11:00 AM
- - Shard   I agree with Coach it is about control, I do feel ...   Nov 1 2007, 11:02 AM
- - shadow_onthesun   this was on leakys front page- QUOTE'CNN Money...   Nov 1 2007, 11:04 AM
- - EruditeWitch   QUOTELet's also remember guys the book IS for ...   Nov 1 2007, 11:08 AM
|- - shadow_onthesun   QUOTE(EruditeWitch @ Nov 1 2007, 04:08 PM...   Nov 1 2007, 11:12 AM
|- - cbm   QUOTE(EruditeWitch @ Nov 1 2007, 12:08 PM...   Nov 1 2007, 11:40 AM
- - shadow_onthesun   re: fanfic- if you were to publish it in a book fo...   Nov 1 2007, 11:11 AM
- - Hufflepuff31   I agree with Shadow on the sun that the info belon...   Nov 1 2007, 11:13 AM
|- - shadow_onthesun   QUOTE(Hufflepuff31 @ Nov 1 2007, 04:13 PM...   Nov 1 2007, 11:22 AM
|- - coach   QUOTE(shadow_onthesun @ Nov 1 2007, 12:22...   Nov 1 2007, 11:26 AM
|- - shadow_onthesun   QUOTE(coach @ Nov 1 2007, 04:26 PM) QUOTE...   Nov 1 2007, 11:32 AM
- - coach   It's a reference book. There is no new materi...   Nov 1 2007, 11:14 AM
|- - shadow_onthesun   QUOTE(coach @ Nov 1 2007, 04:14 PM) Erudi...   Nov 1 2007, 11:16 AM
- - EruditeWitch   Many MANY things make money off of Potter that are...   Nov 1 2007, 11:16 AM
- - EruditeWitch   Coach: Wow.... I really hope she doesn't do ...   Nov 1 2007, 11:17 AM
|- - Shard   QUOTE(EruditeWitch @ Nov 1 2007, 12:17 PM...   Nov 1 2007, 11:24 AM
- - EruditeWitch   The laws of intellectual property are so vague, th...   Nov 1 2007, 11:19 AM
|- - shadow_onthesun   QUOTE(EruditeWitch @ Nov 1 2007, 04:19 PM...   Nov 1 2007, 11:28 AM
- - coach   EW That's exactly right. The reprecussions a...   Nov 1 2007, 11:23 AM
- - EruditeWitch   If Jo goes through with this, I am in firm beleif ...   Nov 1 2007, 11:26 AM
|- - coach   QUOTE(EruditeWitch @ Nov 1 2007, 12:26 PM...   Nov 1 2007, 11:29 AM
- - Shard   Well as I stated before this kind of control DOES ...   Nov 1 2007, 11:30 AM
- - JoRowlingRocks   If I'd made something, I'd get pretty piss...   Nov 1 2007, 11:30 AM
|- - coach   QUOTE(JoRowlingRocks @ Nov 1 2007, 12:30 ...   Nov 1 2007, 11:34 AM
- - Shard   Well Melissa was reading this thread a while ago s...   Nov 1 2007, 11:31 AM
- - Knud   Aren't there plenty of other reference books f...   Nov 1 2007, 11:31 AM
|- - Hufflepuff31   QUOTE(Knud @ Nov 1 2007, 04:31 PM) Aren...   Nov 1 2007, 12:10 PM
- - EruditeWitch   Exactly Knud! I've read many for Tolkien....   Nov 1 2007, 11:33 AM
|- - Pleione   QUOTE(EruditeWitch @ Nov 1 2007, 12:33 PM...   Nov 1 2007, 12:43 PM
|- - faerenach   QUOTE(Pleione @ Nov 1 2007, 01:43 PM) *si...   Nov 1 2007, 12:48 PM
- - christinemfdorrat   The lexicon site is amazing and I used it all the ...   Nov 1 2007, 11:34 AM
- - loopsy   Hm. I'm more of a lurker here than a poster, b...   Nov 1 2007, 11:35 AM
|- - coach   QUOTE(loopsy @ Nov 1 2007, 12:35 PM) Hm. ...   Nov 1 2007, 11:39 AM
|- - christinemfdorrat   QUOTE(coach @ Nov 1 2007, 04:39 PM) QUOTE...   Nov 1 2007, 11:47 AM
- - davidenglish   QUOTE(EruditeWitch @ Nov 1 2007, 03:58 PM...   Nov 1 2007, 11:38 AM
|- - coach   QUOTE(davidenglish @ Nov 1 2007, 12:38 PM...   Nov 1 2007, 11:42 AM
- - EruditeWitch   It does cut both ways, CBM...if she lets him, then...   Nov 1 2007, 11:43 AM
|- - cbm   QUOTE(EruditeWitch @ Nov 1 2007, 12:43 PM...   Nov 1 2007, 12:50 PM
|- - Books_4_eva   QUOTE(cbm @ Nov 1 2007, 06:50 PM) QUOTE(E...   Nov 1 2007, 12:59 PM
- - Lady Stratford   I agree with eruditewitch, the implications to fan...   Nov 1 2007, 11:50 AM
- - EruditeWitch   Copyrighted material is JKR's right. I get tha...   Nov 1 2007, 11:50 AM
|- - Lady Stratford   QUOTE(EruditeWitch @ Nov 1 2007, 12:50 PM...   Nov 1 2007, 12:00 PM
- - faerenach   The way I see it is that as a website, the Lexicon...   Nov 1 2007, 12:05 PM
- - Clueniffler   Someone mentioned this article in the comments: h...   Nov 1 2007, 12:05 PM
- - pranko   It's Jk's info, she has put more work into...   Nov 1 2007, 12:26 PM
- - EruditeWitch   legal issues are never that simple, Pranko. Look...   Nov 1 2007, 12:43 PM
- - MelissaTLC   Guys, all we can say right now is that we hope thi...   Nov 1 2007, 12:46 PM
- - EruditeWitch   But her taking actions can define what other artis...   Nov 1 2007, 12:46 PM
- - EruditeWitch   QUOTEGuys, all we can say right now is that we hop...   Nov 1 2007, 12:47 PM
- - EruditeWitch   But what about any other form of reference? IMDB?...   Nov 1 2007, 12:52 PM
|- - cbm   QUOTE(EruditeWitch @ Nov 1 2007, 01:52 PM...   Nov 1 2007, 01:10 PM
|- - davidenglish   QUOTE(EruditeWitch @ Nov 1 2007, 05:52 PM...   Nov 1 2007, 01:42 PM
- - chocolateisnotforbreakfast   I agree with the people who say that the work of t...   Nov 1 2007, 12:58 PM
- - davidenglish   QUOTE(coach @ Nov 1 2007, 04:42 PM) Good ...   Nov 1 2007, 01:08 PM
- - EruditeWitch   How is an excyclopedia not a textbook?   Nov 1 2007, 01:16 PM
|- - davidenglish   QUOTE(EruditeWitch @ Nov 1 2007, 06:16 PM...   Nov 1 2007, 02:26 PM
|- - Amontillada   QUOTE(davidenglish @ Nov 1 2007, 02:26 PM...   Nov 1 2007, 03:07 PM
- - Bradley   I am more on Jo's side, I mean she did after a...   Nov 1 2007, 01:35 PM
- - loopsy   Jo has updated her site regarding Lexicon and the ...   Nov 1 2007, 02:13 PM
- - EruditeWitch   I really wish money wasn't involved. I hope t...   Nov 1 2007, 02:20 PM
- - cbm   Melissa just posted a lengthy article on this here...   Nov 1 2007, 02:30 PM
- - GadgetDon   As I posted in the comments on the news article, w...   Nov 1 2007, 02:39 PM
- - EruditeWitch   Wow...this changes some things. JKR has a right t...   Nov 1 2007, 02:44 PM
|- - JoRowlingRocks   QUOTE(EruditeWitch @ Nov 1 2007, 07:44 PM...   Nov 1 2007, 03:24 PM
- - Lady Stratford   Wow. Interesting suit. I'm starting to chang...   Nov 1 2007, 02:46 PM
- - EruditeWitch   I know, Lady Stratford. If it ends at JUST this ...   Nov 1 2007, 02:48 PM
- - Hagiographer13   *pulls on waders and dragon-hide gloves, affixes g...   Nov 1 2007, 03:09 PM
|- - MirandaV   QUOTE(Hagiographer13 @ Nov 1 2007, 04:09 ...   Nov 1 2007, 03:13 PM
- - davidenglish   QUOTE(GadgetDon @ Nov 1 2007, 07:39 PM) T...   Nov 1 2007, 03:15 PM
- - davidenglish   One could say Steve is morphing into Gilderoy Lock...   Nov 1 2007, 03:27 PM
- - JeffHpFan   I cannot, will not, believe this is happening. Jo ...   Nov 1 2007, 03:28 PM
|- - Lidane   QUOTE(JeffHpFan @ Nov 1 2007, 03:28 PM) I...   Nov 1 2007, 03:39 PM
||- - JeffHpFan   QUOTE(Lidane @ Nov 1 2007, 04:39 PM) QUOT...   Nov 1 2007, 03:41 PM
|- - davidenglish   QUOTE(JeffHpFan @ Nov 1 2007, 08:28 PM) I...   Nov 1 2007, 03:41 PM
- - The Laughing Man   Late to the party, oh well.... Is JKR within her ...   Nov 1 2007, 03:36 PM
- - tinagin   I think Jo's update on the situation was helpf...   Nov 1 2007, 03:41 PM
|- - JeffHpFan   QUOTE(tinagin @ Nov 1 2007, 04:41 PM) I t...   Nov 1 2007, 03:47 PM
- - Ex Libres Cogito   Do you realize how quickly the world of HP began -...   Nov 1 2007, 03:47 PM
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