tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8668789517158203028.post794035451231143680..comments2023-06-17T03:55:47.973-06:00Comments on A Ton of Authors and a Wannabe: OSC vs. JKRBevan Olsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00426547445695704087noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8668789517158203028.post-39445762901309367312008-05-06T11:33:00.000-06:002008-05-06T11:33:00.000-06:00I listened to some of this on talk radio the other...I listened to some of this on talk radio the other day. I have to agree with you. Rowlings has more money than she could ever possibly spend in her life time and she is making a stink about Ark's book. <BR/>Didn't she praise his website that was devoted to the Potter books? It seems a very petty thing. But that's just my opinion.Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11718521138038097325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8668789517158203028.post-2423124463779071562008-05-05T15:22:00.000-06:002008-05-05T15:22:00.000-06:00Gamila,Card’s commentary, as far as I can tell, is...Gamila,<BR/><BR/>Card’s commentary, as far as I can tell, is based on the trail’s transcript. After reading Rolwing’s testimony on the stand (I found a copy of the transcript <A HREF="http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/system/files/Trial+Transcript+Day+1.txt" REL="nofollow">here</A>), I’m inclined to agree with Card’s conclusion that Rowling’s main complaint seems to be that she could do a better job creating a similar book. Based on her testimony, I wasn't convinced that she really has a case. If anything, she comes across as a whiner.<BR/><BR/>Card doesn’t call Vander Ark’s work scholarly but says the reference book falls under the same realm as scholarly commentary – again something I completely agree with. <BR/><BR/>You can hate Card for calling Rowling a hypocrite, but at least he backs up that claim. Rowling can borrow from other writers but heaven forbid if someone else does it to her. Fame, it appears, has gotten to her head.<BR/><BR/>I don’t know where you get the assumption that I think Card is a god. He’s not. I posted the article because I agreed with it – not because Card wrote it. If anyone is acting like a “god” throughout this entire thing, it’s Rowling. Don’t believe everything Rowling says just because of <I>her</I> standing in the writing community.Abel Keoghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09158910780194504990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8668789517158203028.post-73268853634932809882008-05-05T12:32:00.000-06:002008-05-05T12:32:00.000-06:00Has OSC read the Lexicon book? Has he looked at it...Has OSC read the Lexicon book? Has he looked at it? Does he really know that if falls into the realm of scholarly commentary? OSC likes to shoot his mouth off, but I'm not convinced he is right. Even Steve Vander Ark has said that he's not sure if it falls under fair use copyright laws because he quotes so much from JKR books directly. I think that OSC calling JKR a hypocrite and witch is poor taste. Seriously, why should the man make money off of the universe that she created? There is hardly any scholarly commentary or essays in the book and that's the point of the case. Vader ark is not publishing a book of essays, but a book of quotes of copyright material. Don't believe everything OSC says because of standing in the writing community. The man's not a god. Go to the Leakycauldron.com and read what the trial manuscripts actually say. There are two valid sides to the case, which are both backed up precedents in copywrite laws.Gamilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15036914988897590304noreply@blogger.com