Thoughts from a Different Perspective

[dumbledore11214]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Lee Storm(God Is The Healing 
Force)" <n2fgc at ...> wrote:
>
> Steve,
> 
> Only one thing I can say to your post: HERE HERE! I agree with you,
> especially about the mean-spiritedness of Leaky's position 
regarding Steve
> V.


Alla:

I did not listen to Potter cast, so I cannot say whether I agree or 
not about Leaky being mean to Steve, but I just wanted to remark that 
while I absolutely agree that Leaky is on JKR's side, I still wanted 
to applaud them for IMO excellent, absolutely excellent coverage of 
the trial. I know it was not your point at all, but I guess consider 
it my aside.

They made sure to link to all filings on Justia as they become 
available, they made sure to do detailed summaries of trial days and 
then just link link link to all periodicals they could find in the 
press and just let readers form their own opinion and now they posted 
those transcripts, etc.

Now do I think it was necessary to speak up about severing the 
connections with Steve during the trial? Probably not, but I would 
not find it surprising if they just had one interview of Steve too 
many to read that upset them.

But I think that something else probably went behind the scenes and 
they just had enough.

What I am trying to say is that I do not think they ever tried to 
hide the fact that they are on JKR's side, even if they tried to not 
say much against or for any party and I think that as long as they 
also give enough factual material to let readers form their own 
opinion, it is perfectly fine.

After all, I do not watch Fox 5 news like ever, I think their bias 
just showing through every piece of news they report and I am sure 
some republicans do not watch other channels whom they think are 
biased in favor of democrats and nobody says that they should stop 
reporting news ( Again I know you did not say anything about it).

I think they did very comprehensive coverage.


> 
> One of the things I saw come up frequently was that since he's a 
librarian
> he should know about copyright law and so should have not gone 
ahead with
> the printed Lexicon.  Well, just because someone's a librarian 
doesn't mean,
> IMO, that they would or should have to know all the ins and outs of
> copyright law.  No doubt, he knows a bit as he personally didn't 
want to
> publish until RDR talked him into it.
> 
> Even to the most informed individual, this might happen if the 
assurance of
> "no problem" seems to be coming from someone who has been there, 
done that,
> and *should* know all the ins and outs.  So I blame RDR for 
entrapping a
> decent person.
> 
> To those who have ostracized Steve v., I've gotta ask if they're 
gonna act
> like the Gryffindor, Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw students who dissed 
Harry
> until it was proven that he wasn't the heir of Slytherin, or he 
wasn't
> crazy, or he was telling the truth about Voldemort, etc., etc.?  I 
hope not!
> Right now, again IMO, Steve V. needs more Hermione or Gini types 
than the
> above-mentioned.
> 


Alla:

Well, you see I have some disagreements with what you wrote here :-)

I saw no indications anywhere that RDR trapped Steve. Didn't he 
approach them?

See, no matter which way the case goes, Steve in my mind behaved 
wrong, unethically that is, so reversal for me is just impossible.

Oh, and of course I do not know Steve. I have heard him once in my 
live on conference in Canada in 2004 and I remember his presentation 
being very enjoyable.

Hmmm, was it in Canada or next year on Witching hour? I do not want 
to misstate, but I am pretty sure it was Canada.

So, eh, no I do not castigate him. I do not know him. But I extremely 
dislike his behavior in this situation, I dislike it very very much.

And what's most important neither his behavior now, no his testimony 
at trial changes my mind about it.

If he believes that he is in the wrong, should he not made attempts 
to do something about it?

I am not saying that he should know all copyright law, I am saying 
that his gut instinct should have told him that book that contains 
that much facts may erm not be suitable for publication.

That is if he indeed thinks that he is wrong, if he is right, well, 
then this is really a disagreement, yes?

And if he claims to be such a fan, should he not produce the 
manuscript for JKR to look at?

See, I think he is better of not claiming to be a fan, because 
otherwise he looks to me sort of like jerk.

And as it was pointed out and I kept forgetting to mention it that 
Lexicon is indeed collective labor in many aspects, while Steve doing 
lots of work, A LOT of people were doing their bits, no?

Any indications that they were named as authors in the contract? 
Because I did not see any in that book.

SO all of this to me even if deemed to be perfectly legal, is just 
plain wrong and nothing can change it no matter how judge rules, you 
know?

Now if Steve would have said loud and clear in the press - I am 
SORRY, well, really that is all I would need to hear, you know?


Sorry for rambling for so long

Alla