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Old 09-10-2008, 11:55 AM   #64
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
I did indeed read that, but it's not relevent here. Where Mr. Ark's book fell down is the issue of "fair use". A "reference guide" written by a third party has to contain a significant level of original "creativity"; Mr. Ark's was (apparently) virtually nothing more than material copied verbatem from Ms. Rowling's work, and therefore not "fair use".
It is relevant for you strong claim that "The issue at the centre of the case is that Ms. Rowling, as an author, has an exclusive right to commercially exploit her work. " and that is not true which was shown in the quote.
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