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Old 09-10-2008, 08:10 AM   #48
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There are interesting things in that story that IMHO we should here (on mobilread) focus on.

There is obviously still a hierachy on the medium. That is Rowling and her publisher endorsed the online website (also because IMHO they expected it, to help to improve sales on the books, and yet another wonderful signpost to expand the Potter-Publicity). However once the same content is turned to paper, the whole world changes... So paper still matters more? What would have been, if that website would provide a free download pdf of their content, so you can print out your Potter Lexicon yourself? Or even watch it on your eInk display? What about reading the website on the eInk display?

Also as sidemark, just as I mentioned before for the story as law case it should not matter how sympathic/unsympathic/coward/non-coward Rowling is, as the law is blind. It should absolutely not matter what you expect to do with the money. Personally congrats to her to give it to charity, but this should IMHO not have any mention in the suit, and if she wanted to use it to build [stupid megalomaniac project]... in our lawbased-society it should make no difference.
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