I'm putting my final word first: if they put the word UNAUTHORIZED across the cover then they can do what they want, in my opinion.
Well, for one thing Steve might have been pissed that the WB put his timeline on their DVDs...
So? He should take that up with them rather than taking it out on Rowling.
Steve probably had no reason to think that his encyclopedia would compete with JK Rowling's at all.
I really don't believe that at all. I may not know much about this case, but the lexicon is pretty good and you're not the only one to say "DAMN THE MAN!" on this one. The way RDR is going at this (I read the brief and it's ludicrous (http://www.rdrbooks.com/pdf/oppn_to_rowlings_PI_mtn.pdf) it sounds to me like he's bitter about his offer of help being snubbed and took that note from her publisher as license to do what he wants with property that really isn't his. He may still like Rowling, but he sure as hell doesn't seem to have a lot of respect for the woman.
You know, the guy who runs the Mugglenet site says he makes a 6-figure income from it. Melissa from TLC makes money off the site, I don't know how much.
You know, I've been checking all over Google and everywhere it says "allegedly" in regards to the "six figure income" (which, by dint of being in quotes, says volumes as well).
As Kim says, I think Rowling should have the first crack at writing a "definitive" encyclopedia, since it's her work that it's being written about.
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Well, for one thing Steve might have been pissed that the WB put his timeline on their DVDs...
So? He should take that up with them rather than taking it out on Rowling.
Steve probably had no reason to think that his encyclopedia would compete with JK Rowling's at all.
I really don't believe that at all. I may not know much about this case, but the lexicon is pretty good and you're not the only one to say "DAMN THE MAN!" on this one. The way RDR is going at this (I read the brief and it's ludicrous (http://www.rdrbooks.com/pdf/oppn_to_rowlings_PI_mtn.pdf) it sounds to me like he's bitter about his offer of help being snubbed and took that note from her publisher as license to do what he wants with property that really isn't his. He may still like Rowling, but he sure as hell doesn't seem to have a lot of respect for the woman.
You know, the guy who runs the Mugglenet site says he makes a 6-figure income from it. Melissa from TLC makes money off the site, I don't know how much.
You know, I've been checking all over Google and everywhere it says "allegedly" in regards to the "six figure income" (which, by dint of being in quotes, says volumes as well).
As Kim says, I think Rowling should have the first crack at writing a "definitive" encyclopedia, since it's her work that it's being written about.