Prayers For Lexicon Steve and the great debate on Copyright.

[dumbledore11214]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, Teri Gardner <malra at ...> 
wrote:
> < HUGE SNIP>
> The judge's request for the two sides to sort it out on their own: 
I like this
idea very much. I personally feel that if SVA and RDR played their 
cards in a
slightly different way (especially RDR, frankly their contemptuous 
attitude
towards JKR and WB prior to the case going before a judge was 
ridiculous and I
feel this is likely THE reason this went as far as it has), this 
would not be an
issue. <SNIP>


Alla:

I snipped your lovely post since I only want to reply to this small 
point. Oh more like voice an agreement. I mean, really, nobody 
disputes now that JKR and WB people requested to see the manuscript, 
yes?

And they were denied it. Yes, I believe that they would not 
necessarily have gone to court had they been shown the book and at 
least RDR and SVA would have willingness to add essays to the book, 
to work with them.

Those precourt e-mails, I saw nothing but contempt for JKR's request 
in it. I think as a matter of courtesy, if nothing else, creator of 
potterverse is entitled to see the manuscript of the book that is an 
encyclopedia about her world.

I do NOT feel sorry for RDR and SVA, not in the slightest, sorry. 
But, I do not think that this is such a done deal that they will win 
either, as I said before I believe that they should, but really it is 
all up to the judge.

Having said that, if JKR and WB loose and decide to appeal ( if no 
settlement will be reached before), personally I will only applaud it.

And no, I usually do not feel that litigation is the best way to go, 
very far from it.

Alla.