[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: The Court Case - it breaks my heart

[bumbledor]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tim Regan" <dumbledad at yahoo.co.uk>

> Hi Folks,
>
> bumbledor wrote:
>>>> What is at stake here, is not only fandom writtings and postings,
> but also the way fans do things ... If a settlement is not reached
> that is acceptable to both parties, just think of the ripple effect
> this will have on future fan stuff <<<
>
> My worry is that whether they settle or not, whether WB & JKR win, or
> whether RDR & SVA win it is still bad news for fans. Fans will need
> to be increasingly worried about what we post, and squeaky clean
> about what we print. We were always concerned about offending WB
> (when we organised Accio 2005 we made sure that they were happy with
> what we were doing, and took their wishes into account in our
> programming) but now I have nightmares about fans requiring our own
> lawyers. On the other hand authors may think twice about engaging
> fans in the generous way JKR has. Site of the month is starting to
> look misguided, etc.
>
> There you go, ho hum.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Dumbledad.

I am not the least worried about W.B. In fact, I curse their very name.
I think they totaly ruined the HP movies.
I felt the magic in the first one, felt ok with the 2nd one.
The 3rd movie was the first time in my life I had to force myself not to 
walk out and demand my money back.
The 4th one, well, they cut out so much, still it was viewable and I sat and 
watched it despite my aprehension.
And the 5th movie? I never went to the theater to see it. I have all on DVD 
of course, being a big HP fan and a collector of over 500 items.

The story is great. The wizarding world created by JKR is great.
I thought that maybe the movie houses would take note from the way LOTR was 
done, that is to film for the home theater, and then edit for the silver 
screen to sell the larger version for home theater. Apparently WB didn't 
catch on. Only for the last movie, are they starting to get the idea that 
the whole story needs to be told.
As it is, they have left huge gaps in the story line, that even with a 2 
part final movie, some of those gaps will never be filled in.

They are in it for one thing only, and its not the story, the telling of the 
story, or the fans. They are in it for greed.