JK Rowling wins copyright case.
Yay!!! I know I haven't talked about this at all, but I am really really happy right now.
Fuck you, Steve Vander Ark. Fuck your classifications, and fuck your Peter Pan syndrome.
Monday
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I've sort of been following this too, and it sounds to me like it was the right decision. I've not been reading deeply about it, so I don't know the ins and outs, but it really sounds like SVA/RDR was trying to rip the books off, which is quite sad, given all the good things JKR has said about the Lexicon over the years.
I totally think this is the right decision, too, but I'm wondering whether the website was taken down as part of the verdict or by SVA for his own reasons. I'm reading through the actual verdict document, but haven't found that being a condition yet. Weird.
I went to the website today and noticed it was down, but that's the first time I've been there for ages. Has it just been taken down recently?
According to wikipedia, it was just pulled today. I finished reading through the case and it didn't say anything about requiring the website to be pulled.
Reading throught the summation, though, I'm really kind of sad for SVA. It really sounds like RDR swindled him, as they assured him that they'd checked the copyright law on it. It still doesn't make it right, but I'm sad that the whole business happened.
Ah... reading the comments on Leaky, it apparently changed domains... hplex.org now.
Weird.
Even if he did think it was legally ok, he was still planning to make money from someone else's work, with very little creative input of his own. His website was one thing, because there was no monetary gain on his part, as far as I know, but a book is another matter. I find the whole situation quite sad, but I think SVA has to take some responsibilty.
There is no question that RDR is a very shady operation.
However, I don't think that SVA was taken advantage of in any way, although I'm sure he would like it if people thought so. There was a lot of underhanded behavior coming directly from him as well.
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