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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24189855/
It seems that this stupid stupid woman at MSNBC actually thinks that fandom (and fans in general) will be OUTRAGED at JK Rowling having the TEMERITY to sue someone for publishing her work and making money for it. I mean, really, how dare she?! Sadly, I think some in fandom are really that insane, but most really do know that certain things don’t fly - and ripping off the author’s work and trying to sell it? No, don’t pass go, don’t collect a publishing contract. DO collect a lawsuit of your choice.
The fact that she praised his internet lexicon which was NOT made for profit does NOT mean she has no right not to go pretty damn apeshit when he publishes the same for money. It's like knowing an author says they like fanfiction then get outraged because the author objects to you then publishing it for profit.
Yes, it became objectionable when it was published on paper but wasn’t when it existed on the net. The difference is because he is now ripping her work off to profit from it (and his publisher at the same time). There is a WORLD of difference between setting up your own fannish website, even paying to maintain it, and publishing a book and selling it. If the writer of this article cannot see the distinction then why is she even reporting on such news at all?
And this gets me more:
“Leaving aside the question of copyrights and the fact that your jealous guarding of the universe you created actually helped the movies (because you insisted that the cast be — well, English children rather than "90210" 32-year-old teens), the point is you're rich! Settle back and enjoy the insane power, don't horde it and ruin other people's lives.”
Excuse me? Jealous guarding of the universe you created? It’s HER property. Her creation. HER work. What right does ANYONE have to steal her ideas and make money off it?
And to add to the “bullshit” alarm:
“Then there’s that kid himself, Mr. Vander Ark. (Yeah, I know he’s 50, but he’s still a kid.) Dude gave up “Star Trek” for you! And now you’re playing a game of weepy mental chase with a kid who made a Voldemort reference on the stand … which of course, makes him Harry Potter.
He’s FIFTY YEARS OLD. He ISN’T a kid. He’s OLDER than JKR herself (I think, anyway). He may be a fanboi, but he’s still an adult who’s ripping off someone’s work for money. How in the name of gods you get the idea he is a figure deserving of sympathy I do not know.
What annoys me about this is not the news of the copywrite infringement - heh, I’d heard of that long before and the universal opinion even on most Harry Potter fandom sites (enter at your own risk! The crazy lives there!) is that he’s a silly muppet who needs a good haddocking. No, what annoys me is the ridiculous tone of the whole stupid “article” and the utter ignorance of the woman publishing it (did JKR run over her cat? I mean, seriously, the pointless comparisons to Heather Mills? Aye, I think Ms. Popkin was a Snape lover and really really REALLY pissed by the last book.) It’s almost depressing that she wasted keystrokes to write it really
It seems that this stupid stupid woman at MSNBC actually thinks that fandom (and fans in general) will be OUTRAGED at JK Rowling having the TEMERITY to sue someone for publishing her work and making money for it. I mean, really, how dare she?! Sadly, I think some in fandom are really that insane, but most really do know that certain things don’t fly - and ripping off the author’s work and trying to sell it? No, don’t pass go, don’t collect a publishing contract. DO collect a lawsuit of your choice.
The fact that she praised his internet lexicon which was NOT made for profit does NOT mean she has no right not to go pretty damn apeshit when he publishes the same for money. It's like knowing an author says they like fanfiction then get outraged because the author objects to you then publishing it for profit.
Yes, it became objectionable when it was published on paper but wasn’t when it existed on the net. The difference is because he is now ripping her work off to profit from it (and his publisher at the same time). There is a WORLD of difference between setting up your own fannish website, even paying to maintain it, and publishing a book and selling it. If the writer of this article cannot see the distinction then why is she even reporting on such news at all?
And this gets me more:
“Leaving aside the question of copyrights and the fact that your jealous guarding of the universe you created actually helped the movies (because you insisted that the cast be — well, English children rather than "90210" 32-year-old teens), the point is you're rich! Settle back and enjoy the insane power, don't horde it and ruin other people's lives.”
Excuse me? Jealous guarding of the universe you created? It’s HER property. Her creation. HER work. What right does ANYONE have to steal her ideas and make money off it?
And to add to the “bullshit” alarm:
“Then there’s that kid himself, Mr. Vander Ark. (Yeah, I know he’s 50, but he’s still a kid.) Dude gave up “Star Trek” for you! And now you’re playing a game of weepy mental chase with a kid who made a Voldemort reference on the stand … which of course, makes him Harry Potter.
He’s FIFTY YEARS OLD. He ISN’T a kid. He’s OLDER than JKR herself (I think, anyway). He may be a fanboi, but he’s still an adult who’s ripping off someone’s work for money. How in the name of gods you get the idea he is a figure deserving of sympathy I do not know.
What annoys me about this is not the news of the copywrite infringement - heh, I’d heard of that long before and the universal opinion even on most Harry Potter fandom sites (enter at your own risk! The crazy lives there!) is that he’s a silly muppet who needs a good haddocking. No, what annoys me is the ridiculous tone of the whole stupid “article” and the utter ignorance of the woman publishing it (did JKR run over her cat? I mean, seriously, the pointless comparisons to Heather Mills? Aye, I think Ms. Popkin was a Snape lover and really really REALLY pissed by the last book.) It’s almost depressing that she wasted keystrokes to write it really