That case and that book

[Carol]

Carol earlier:
> <SNIP>
> > BTW, and this has nothing to do with Alla's post, has anyone read
the Orson Scott Card and Ken Jennings responses to the case? If not,
the links are up at Leaky (which is to be commended for posting them
since the Leaky editors are all on JKR's side and the Card and
Jennings responses favor JKR, Card's response being harsh and highly
critical of JKR and Jennings's being calmer and more objective).

Alla responded:
<snip>
> I read those links. I found what Orson Card wrote to be loads of
uninformed crap and RUDE to boot. Not that some of the responses to
his article on Leaky to him were not rude as well of course.
> 
> I can only second the everybody has a right to express an opinion,
but please check your facts first Mr. Card.
<snip>
> Card though - yes, I believe jealousy of JKR shines through very
clearly. My opinion of course and only my opinion.

Carol responds:
I agree that Card was rude, and he certainly didn't hesitate to engage
in namecalling (calling JKR a hypocrite). I suspect he's made an enemy
for life. :-) However, I did find his point that JKR encouraged books
(such as "The Great Snape Debate" by Card and a co-author) that came
out before DH and served as part of the publicity campaign but seems
to have changed tactics now that DH has been published and is calling
books that quote or paraphrase her works copyright infringement to be
valid. I wouldn't call his article "uninformed crap." I think it's
informed opinion rudely expressed. (I've seen equal rudeness directed
toward Steve V. by much less well-informed people on Leaky.)

I thought that the Jennings article, which made similar points without
resorting to namecalling or incivility, was balanced and fair. I
didn't find anything in it to disagree with, and I liked his sympathy
for the unemployed librarian, admittedly an emotional appeal rather
than an appeal to reason. It's an appeal for understanding and
sympathy, both of which appear to be in small supply in discussions of
this case. (I don't mean here on OT Chatter; I mean elsewhere on the
Net, including Card's attack on JKR.)

Carol, who would quote passages from the articles but has spent too
much time doing that sort of thing lately