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Originally Posted by HarryT
this guy just copied Rowling's work and was trying to make a fast buck from it!
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That's not really true. If you read the judgement (which confirms things I've read about this case before), it was really the publisher who was responsible for this, not "this guy" (aka Ark). When the publisher first approached Ark, he refused to allow them to publish the Lexicon, saying that it would be a copyright violation and that Rowling, not him, deserved to make money from her encyclopedia. Ark was pretty much supporting Rowling.
The only reason the publisher got permission from Ark to publish the Lexicon is because they assured him that they had researched it and that the Lexicon was legal (which is now obviously a lie). Ark also made them write a clause into the contract that says the publisher is responsible for any copyright infringement and that they would indemnify Ark.
If you want to blame someone for wanting to make a "fask buck" off of Rowling's work, don't blame Ark. The publishing company is the only one here who was trying to make a fast buck.