Re: Fan fiction in general was: MOVED from MAIN - "sequels" to the classics

[susanmcgee48176]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "doddiemoemoe" 
<doddiemoemoe at ...> wrote:
>
> well, massive snip because it doesn't matter...
> 
> The most printed non-authorized HP sequel will be written and 
> published wwwaaayyyy after any of us are still living..JKR's leagal 
> team will prevent anyone from doing otherwise...
> 
> Hence the Lexicon battle....it's not about JKR...it's about JKR's 
> attorneys...
> 
> 
> Years from now...someone could try to publish a fan fic based on 
the 
> lexicon rather than JK works...this is what the court battle will 
be 
> about...WB in the end..prob. simply wants Lexi steve to admonish 
> said readers...which in my opinion..is wrong...
> 
> Sorry....JKR and WB should have complained from the beginning(can 
> you imagine how different, if not difficult JKR's life would have 
> been w/o the lexicon...not to mention the publisher's sites etc...
> 
> However neither did not...and for one reason probably....that 
> certain websites kept up increased their profits..
> 
> I dunno it's stinky to me...
> 
> Because if we believe the media....then steve cannot publish his 
> book before JKR's(what JK legal camp says)....and all Steve was 
> publishing was that big ol' web site that all public has had access 
> to for all these years...I'm sorry but I don't get it.


I thought that the issue is making money. 



for most of the books..which no one ever sued steve for..
> 
> However, given how so many fans hated JKR's epilogue, and what JKR 
> gave us and how much more she has to tell...well, sheesh... she 
> should keep it to herself...as did steve for all these years... 
> *yawn*..
> 
> ...
>

Yes, well, the prevailing wind on Harry Potter for Grownups is that 
the epilogue is awful and that JKR should shut up.

I'm not sure if that's representative of the fan base. 

Susan