The Fair Use Doctrine

[dumbledore11214]

> [Lee]:
> Okay, gonna stick my foot in deep here.  JKR *is* emotional.  I say 
that
> because there have been past references to depression and her open
> revelations about suicidal thoughts after the break-up of her first
> marriage, coupled with her anxiety attacks when dealing with crowds 
(I
> remember that from A&E but don't ask for exact quotes).  In other 
words, I
> get the feeling that she likes to have control over her environment 
and,
> when that control and security are compromised, she is adversely 
affected.
> 
> Now, here, in her opinion, (possibly), things are not secure and 
not within
> her ability to control, so "playing the victim" is easy.  I get the
> impression from some things she's said in interviews that she's a
> perfectionist.  Yes, there are inconsistencies and stuff but her 
deep desire
> to have the writing come out right would fall into the 
perfectionist thing.
> And so, being a perfectionist and seeing what she considers 
imperfect is a
> horror to her.  The fact that a fan didn't wait for her "Scottish 
Book" and
> went ahead with the Lexicon is also a horror as it cuts into her 
control of
> the Potterverse, in her thinking, (possibly).
> 
> This is all conjecture and speculation and my opinion, but it's 
something to
> consider...ya think? Maybe?
> 
> Lee (Taking off Amateur Psychologist Hat) :-)


Alla:

And you could be absolutely right of course, your conjecture and 
speculation could be right on point.

The thing is though if Lexicon book is judged and found wanting in a 
sense of infringing on JKR's copyright then she IS a victim, isn't 
she?

She then IMO is a victim in a sense that somebody is making money off 
her work.

And IMO it has nothing to do with her being emotional, controlling ( 
and as I said you could be absolutely right) or any other qualities 
of her character. 

Does it make sense? I just do not get the she should stop playing the 
victim part of Carol's remark.

Of course she is not a victim in a sense that her last money is being 
stolen, or that she is being physically hurt (although it must be 
upsetting at least emotionally), but I still do not see how if she 
truly feels that she is being taken advantage of, what is she playing 
of.


Now of course the emotional remarks have nothing to do with the 
issues of the case and judge will not pay attention to them I am 
sure, just as Steve's tears, etc, but at least I can believe that she 
is truly upset, even if lawyer told her to play it for all it is 
worth. And that I dislike if it is so.

Alla.