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Harry Potter Case Illustrates Blurry Line in Copyright Liability

National News • April 21, 2008
For a time, "Harry Potter'' superfan Steven Vander Ark seemed to be living a geeky dream. His Web site — an obsessive catalog of spells, characters and creatures in J.K. Rowling's novels — was a ...

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Subject: RE: RE: Enid Blyton

Posted On: April 21, 2008, 3:01 pm CDT
Posted By: The Traveler
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What we're seeing here-and in similar cases-is a reality of the internet age: intellectual property rights are withering. Whether that's good, bad or indifferent is besides the point. Any author or musician who puts something out into the public realm must acknowledge the fact that it can be taken or copied without him/her receiving compensation. For example, how much potential revenue do you think pop/rock stars are losing from fans who download their songs through internet shareware? I'm sure we all sympathize with Metallica's drummer who-due to the internet-can now afford only a 40-room, instead of 53-room mansion. We feel his pain.
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RE: Is Rowling the only one affected? Chuck
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Is Rowling the only one affected? KLS
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Enid Blyton Elaine
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RE: Dang muggles matt
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Dang muggles lastbat
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