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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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| RE: Is Rowling the only one affected? | Chuck | Apr 22, 2008, 6:27 pm |
| Is Rowling the only one affected? | KLS | Apr 22, 2008, 4:38 pm |
| RE: Dang muggles | Chuck | Apr 21, 2008, 6:51 pm |
| RE: Dang muggles | nancy | Apr 21, 2008, 5:00 pm |
| RE: RE: RE: RE: Enid Blyton | andy | Apr 21, 2008, 3:30 pm |
| RE: RE: RE: Enid Blyton | Brianna | Apr 21, 2008, 3:24 pm |
| RE: RE: Enid Blyton | Joey | Apr 21, 2008, 3:08 pm |
| RE: RE: Enid Blyton | The Traveler | Apr 21, 2008, 3:01 pm |
| RE: Enid Blyton | Nobody Important | Apr 21, 2008, 2:23 pm |
| Enid Blyton | Elaine | Apr 21, 2008, 2:07 pm |
| RE: Dang muggles | matt | Apr 21, 2008, 11:57 am |
| Dang muggles | lastbat | Apr 21, 2008, 11:30 am |
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Subject: Is Rowling the only one affected?
The money made from her books should be protected because it isn't just JK's wallet in question. People who work for her and work for the publisher have an interest in protecting the copyrights, too.
I would be the first person to tell someone wealthy to go cry in their mansion if life is so frickin bad. But in this case, I think it's fair for an author to say "no, you can't earn a living off of my intellectual property without my permission".
Just because this sort of "theft" has become easier in the internet age doesn't make it acceptable.
Stealing from a rich person is just as wrong as stealing from a starving artist, in my opinion.