Two Articles on the JKR cs SVA case

[Steve]

Keep in mind that my position has been clear on this matter,
so take any biases you may feel I have into consideration.

The first article is in the New York Times -

"A Tight Grip Can Choke Creativity" By JOE NOCERA
Published: February 9, 2008

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/09/business/09nocera.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&ei=5087&em&en=f8cac3a04b36aeb1&ex=1202792400

"But if you look a little further back, you'll see that for a long
time now, copyright holders have made a series of concerted efforts to
extend copyright protection and make it an ever-more powerful
instrument of control."

"At the same time, though, copyright holders have tried to impose
rules on the rest of us — through threats and litigation — that were
never intended to be part of copyright law."


The second is from Slate -

"J.K. Rowling's Dark Mark" by Tim Wu
http://www.slate.com/id/2181776/pagenum/all/#page_start

I still say the best result is a benevolent settlement between
the involved parties. If this continues, it represents
nothing but heartache for all involved.

Steve/bboyminn