Comments on: J K Rowling & Warner Bros sueing RDR Books for attempting to publish a Harry Potter lexicon http://www.davidhurst.co.uk/2008/04/16/j-k-rowling-warner-bros-sueing-rdr-books-for-attempting-to-publish-a-harry-potter-lexicon/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:12:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: blue_militia http://www.davidhurst.co.uk/2008/04/16/j-k-rowling-warner-bros-sueing-rdr-books-for-attempting-to-publish-a-harry-potter-lexicon/#comment-989 blue_militia Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:21:01 +0000 http://www.davidhurst.co.uk/2008/04/16/j-k-rowling-warner-bros-sueing-rdr-books-for-attempting-to-publish-a-harry-potter-lexicon/#comment-989 On the point about asking permission: it seems to me that Vander Ark suspected that permission wouldn't be granted therefore he decided not to ask formally and instead chose the "Oops, I thought you would approve" line because JKR had already endorsed his fan website. He was hoping for just a slap on the wrist and a "don't do it again", but to be allowed to go ahead with what he had started. On the point about asking permission: it seems to me that Vander Ark suspected that permission wouldn’t be granted therefore he decided not to ask formally and instead chose the “Oops, I thought you would approve” line because JKR had already endorsed his fan website. He was hoping for just a slap on the wrist and a “don’t do it again”, but to be allowed to go ahead with what he had started.

]]> By: Megan http://www.davidhurst.co.uk/2008/04/16/j-k-rowling-warner-bros-sueing-rdr-books-for-attempting-to-publish-a-harry-potter-lexicon/#comment-988 Megan Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:04:42 +0000 http://www.davidhurst.co.uk/2008/04/16/j-k-rowling-warner-bros-sueing-rdr-books-for-attempting-to-publish-a-harry-potter-lexicon/#comment-988 Steve Vander Ark Took most of his book from JKR without stating his sources, its as simple as that. About 90% of it was lifted, word for word, off the page. JKR herself said that she would have no problem if he wrote the book on his own. Besides, fanfiction is not illegal, as long as the person in question isn't making profit. As soon as the person/company in question starts to make a profit off of someone else's ideas, creations, and painstaking work, then it is illegal. I believe JKR is completely right to sue this publishing company. Sorry to comment on such an old post, btw. Steve Vander Ark Took most of his book from JKR without stating his sources, its as simple as that. About 90% of it was lifted, word for word, off the page. JKR herself said that she would have no problem if he wrote the book on his own. Besides, fanfiction is not illegal, as long as the person in question isn’t making profit. As soon as the person/company in question starts to make a profit off of someone else’s ideas, creations, and painstaking work, then it is illegal. I believe JKR is completely right to sue this publishing company.

Sorry to comment on such an old post, btw.

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