I have to admit I'm really on the Lexicon's side in this case, so - bias that way, you know.
Couldn't tell ;)
It's funny, but something about this rubs me the wrong way. I think because it just sounds unfair to Rowling- yes, I realize that "fair" is an outdated concept and that the woman now has more money than she knows what to do with, but I hardly think that Vander Ark should be allowed to benefit from her work. Yes, he asked if he could help with the encyclopedia and he was told no, but that's Rowling's prerogative and hardly qualifies as an open invitation to take this to the next level. It still gets me that Vander Ark has this affectionate open letter to Rowling on his site, and yet he went and did this anyway. Makes no sense to me at all.
To me, it's almost as if RDR'd broken into Rowling's house and started selling off her furniture without her permission- that's the sticking point for me. If she'd authorized it, it would be one thing, but it's totally competing with her interests in releasing a similar book.
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Couldn't tell ;)
It's funny, but something about this rubs me the wrong way. I think because it just sounds unfair to Rowling- yes, I realize that "fair" is an outdated concept and that the woman now has more money than she knows what to do with, but I hardly think that Vander Ark should be allowed to benefit from her work. Yes, he asked if he could help with the encyclopedia and he was told no, but that's Rowling's prerogative and hardly qualifies as an open invitation to take this to the next level. It still gets me that Vander Ark has this affectionate open letter to Rowling on his site, and yet he went and did this anyway. Makes no sense to me at all.
To me, it's almost as if RDR'd broken into Rowling's house and started selling off her furniture without her permission- that's the sticking point for me. If she'd authorized it, it would be one thing, but it's totally competing with her interests in releasing a similar book.