Another Summary of Fair Use

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Carol (heavily snipped):


So, granted, the Lexicon is a flawed work which, IMO, should not be
published in its current state. Steve V. needs to update it and JKR
ought, as a courtesy, to be allowed to correct the errors, if any,
that remain after he's revised it and eliminate overzealous quotation
as in the Sorting Hat entry. (It seems to me that RDR books was in too
big a hurry to get it published.) But as far as copyright violation is
concerned, I really don't see it except in the Sorting Hat article
(the lyrics would require permission to reprint).

Hi Carol!

I believe this is an excellent observation up to this last paragraph. 
I don't understand how you could view the Lexicon as a flawed work 
when  JKR herself proclaimed it to be "my natural home" where she 
would go to "check a fact" rather than buy a Potter book for 
reference. (Quotes from JKR website, fan sites 2004 Lexicon) 

As far as JKR correcting errors, I would laugh, shudder and gulp at 
the notion that this woman (great writer, really bad at math and 
details that were dismissive to "the meat of the story" such as the 
missing 24 hours) could offer an argument to what Steve has 
rationally demised as fitting given thee
um
 given in her story. 

JKR trusted Steve's work enough that she could count on it to be 
accurate when she was writing the books but she now feels that 
her `proposed' encyclopedia could be jeopardized by Steve's book
How? 

If she's talking about competing with Steve's book
that just sounds 
absurd! What Potter fan would deny the writer her version? (Everyone 
would buy her version if they are a Potter fan) 

If she's concerned with monetary gain, I feel sad for her and the 
societies that she feels she could represent (she has more than 
enough money to suffice). 

If she's talking about control, I hope for all our sakes she hits a 
dead end! 

I remember sometime back, I believe it was Heidi, (forgive me if I'm 
wrong) who informed us that we had to be careful in our postings of 
our verbatim usage. You had to acknowledge JKR, where you found the 
quote etc. or your post may not be allowable for fear of legality. 

Given the currant occurrence, could anyone use our posts (many were 
beyond excellent) for profit or would those posts also be subjected 
to similar scrutiny? 

The answer, I'm sure, rests with the result of this trial. 

Snow