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radleyp · 05-06-2008, 10:22 AM

Harry, Brian is right that there is a lot of misinformation being given here, albeit with the best intentions. Your comments above are at best misleading. You don't protect characters, or ideas or plots, you protect the form/manner in which you have given them to the public. We are getting here into interpretations of the law, and that is best left to lawyers: I don't think this is the right forum.

Alisa: of course Rowling has not gone after reviewers because she and Warner's know that reviewers and critics are allowed fair use to quote from books under review, but I have no doubt that she would like to. Protecting your work is one thing, but attacking those with much less standing - on quite weak legal grounds - is bullying.

05-06-2008, 10:22 AM	#90
radleyp Evangelist Posts: 499 Karma: 20623 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: North Salem & NYC, NY Device: Kindle Global, iphone4, ipad	Harry, Brian is right that there is a lot of misinformation being given here, albeit with the best intentions. Your comments above are at best misleading. You don't protect characters, or ideas or plots, you protect the form/manner in which you have given them to the public. We are getting here into interpretations of the law, and that is best left to lawyers: I don't think this is the right forum. Alisa: of course Rowling has not gone after reviewers because she and Warner's know that reviewers and critics are allowed fair use to quote from books under review, but I have no doubt that she would like to. Protecting your work is one thing, but attacking those with much less standing - on quite weak legal grounds - is bullying. Last edited by radleyp; 05-06-2008 at 10:27 AM.