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J.K. Rowling goes to court, suing a fan
Topic Started: Apr 14 2008, 10:14 PM (534 Views)
Noolsey
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml...bopotter114.xml

I don't know how old this is but I saw it on the Steam forums.

First: The books are terrible. There's a damn good reason publication of them was rejected so many times. It's like a 12 year old wrote them.

It's capitalistic greed. She's trying to make a damn monopoly and will succeed because its community is so damn fervent and sycophantic. It's basically a damn fan-fiction! I would personally like to cut open and tear apart whatever idtios buy the Encyclopedia that she has, now, decided to publish. ¬_¬
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Maybe she should just wake up from under her pile of money and realise that this is just a fan enjoying her creations and trying to help more fans understand better. Stupid woman.
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Ricky
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Razberi
Apr 15 2008, 11:28 AM
Maybe she should just wake up from under her pile of money and realise that this is just a fan enjoying her creations and trying to help more fans understand better. Stupid woman.

Exactly. Stupid Cow. ¬_¬
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shadowlink
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I've disliked the Harry Potter books ever since they came out ¬_¬ I don't see how they can be good books!

The sentences are like they were written by a 10 year old (No offence to a 10 year old, but there can hardly be that much depth coming from someone that age)

Plus there's the whole "She stole ideas from J.R.R Tolkein" which i'm not sure whether to believe or not, but if it's true, then that pisses me off :p

The Lord Of The Rings books are so much more advanced and generally more enjoyable than the Potter books, but yet they don't get as much praise. The thing they're praised for most is the movies, and rightfully so, since they are good films. Unlike the HP movies, which are a load of bull.

I just hate to see these people who have so much money just feed off smaller, less financially well off companies that are trying to make a living.
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Joshytclegg
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God, heaven forbid someone enjoying her books so much that they would write their own book about it. i think the books are ok but the movies miss too much out of the books but J.K. Rowling is taking this too far.
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The stupid nob..
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picollo no.
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Well if it is an infringement of copyright, I guess she has every right to take action, but I don't see why she necissarily needs to sue, I mean the first HP book practically set her up for life and the other books, movies, toys and other merchandise just added to that so why she has any desire to sue I don't know. From someone who started with nothing of note surely she should be overjoyed that she has such big fans they'd devote a book about her work, but I guess not.
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The films are awful. For so many reasons. They're almost painful to watch. The script and acting are terrible. One of the worst scripts, well, ever.
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Apr 16 2008, 11:25 AM
The films are awful. For so many reasons. They're almost painful to watch. The script and acting are terrible. One of the worst scripts, well, ever.

Spot on point there, with the actors the films got there is no reason for the acting to be so poor.
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shadowlink
Apr 15 2008, 12:40 PM


Plus there's the whole "She stole ideas from J.R.R Tolkein"

for a start she obv. didnt steal any ideas the books are totally diffrent!
Noosly
Apr 14 2008, 11:14 PM
First: The books are terrible. There's a damn good reason publication of them was rejected so many times. It's like a 12 year old wrote them.
i bet the people who rejected the books are kicking themselves now, the books are really good and id like to see you, or any 12 year old write a set of books like that, fair enough its not everyones cup of tea but i dont understand why your so derogatory about everything fair enough if you has said, the books are terrible, the story line isnt very good etc, but to say there like a 12 year old write them!


also i think she has a right to do what shes doing two reasons:
1) there her ideas and she took the time to think is all up and make a story etc..
2) its a silly idea anyways, theres no need to cross refernace everything, like an encycepedia or harry potter, whats the point?! page 312 golden snitch: a golden ball which is used in quidich when the sneeker (page 397) catchs it that team wins the game <_< what is the point!
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Apr 16 2008, 05:56 PM
its a silly idea anyways, theres no need to cross refernace everything, like an encycepedia or harry potter, whats the point?! page 312 golden snitch: a golden ball which is used in quidich when the sneeker (page 397) catchs it that team wins the game <_< what is the point!

The point is to milk the cash cow even more and make her fortress of money even bigger.
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DMHowe
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Another person with moar ten pound notes than most of us have had intakes of breath sues someone for copyright.

Helloooo Led Zeppelin Lawyers...
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It's her work, any fan that tried to publish something related should have contacted her as she created the world which is the full inspiration for the fan's work. She wrote it, she has every right. How would you feel if you had written something and someone else just used it to write something for themself and never said anything to you?

Anyway regardless of how good her work is all copyright law applies. If I wrote a rubbish poem it still doesn't mean someone can publish it just because some people think it's crap.

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Plus there's the whole "She stole ideas from J.R.R Tolkein" which i'm not sure whether to believe or not, but if it's true, then that pisses me off


And I find this hypocritical really.
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DMHowe
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GarydosRC
Apr 16 2008, 09:02 PM
It's her work, any fan that tried to publish something related should have contacted her as she created the world which is the full inspiration for the fan's work. She wrote it, she has every right. How would you feel if you had written something and someone else just used it to write something for themself and never said anything to you?

Anyway regardless of how good her work is all copyright law applies. If I wrote a rubbish poem it still doesn't mean someone can publish it just because some people think it's crap.

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Plus there's the whole "She stole ideas from J.R.R Tolkein" which i'm not sure whether to believe or not, but if it's true, then that pisses me off


And I find this hypocritical really.

From the perspective of someone who does write on occasion?

I don't care. If I was raking more than I'd ever need a day, then I'd say "do as you like". The thing is, when you create a work of art, you don't lock it away. You let it be seen, you let people get enjoyment from it.

On that basis, if someone published a book about something I'd written, I'd just say "good for them". It can be annoying, but some people don't NEED that money anymore. There's no point.

Zeppelin's lawyers do this a lot. The guys in the band are all for sharing their work. They don't need to get more cash. Their lawyers say no. Why? Fear of loss of money.

When you make more money in a month than most people see in their entire lives, it's time to say "f*** copyright" and just get a job and live out your life.
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I agree she's being greedy (or at least her lawyers are). And sidenote, as a way of saving face with the public she is going to 'donate proceeds of the book to charity.' Aw... :rolleyes:

But to be fair it's her choice if she wants to allow it or not, who's to say the guy publishing the other book wasn't really that much of a fan and really just wanted to cash-in?
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charlote_21
Apr 16 2008, 04:56 PM
the books are terrible, the story line isnt very good etc, but to say there like a 12 year old write them!

There are several reasons why the films (while awful, still) are better than the books. Two of which are: the films are shorter, and they are improving. The books do not get better, they just get longer, of course the first 20 pages of the books are the same as each other.

Neither the plot or sentences have aqny depth to them. The plot repeats itelf each time, the only one that differs slightly is the third, although I coudln't stand to read the last one or two. Much like the film everythin is rushed.

"Ur a wizurd."
"K, lol."
"Want 2 cum wit me away frm ur carers were ur saf?"
"Yea, K."

It's paedophile material, really.
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Apr 18 2008, 05:13 PM
"Ur a wizurd."
"K, lol."
"Want 2 cum wit me away frm ur carers were ur saf?"
"Yea, K."

It's paedophile material, really.

I bet it wasn't easy for you to come up with something like that :p .
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grrr noosly you really annoy me,
noosly
Apr 18 2008 05:13 PM
It's paedophile material, really.


your comments are really stupid and inappropriate fair enough saying you don't like the books what ever but saying that your pathetic!
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Noolsey
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Why is pathetic? That's what happens. It does in the film anyway. I wouldn't want to read the ooks again, but it doesn't really go inot depth. If a fat, hairy man twice the size of anyone I've seen before burst down the door in a remote location, told me I was a wizard and asked me to go away with him, the first thing I'd try to do would be call the police.

The books have no substance.
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Apr 18 2008, 06:08 PM
I wouldn't want to read the ooks again, but it doesn't really go inot depth. If a fat, hairy man twice the size of anyone I've seen before burst down the door in a remote location, told me I was a wizard and asked me to go away with him, the first thing I'd try to do would be call the police.

The books have no substance.

Though at that time the book was aimed at children so I think you were suppossed to see it as rather innocent, with none of those dark overtone you have going through your mind.

As for the books having no substance, that's true but the books are aimed for a younger audience as well so having deep poltical overtone everywhere you turn probably wouldn't appeal to them as much.
Though at least the story had a moral, which is to tolerate others regardless of who they are, though I guess that doesn't mean anything if you don't share that view.
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