[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: About the lawsuit...

[Cabal]

The book that was going to press was stopped, and it was because the author
had not written most of the content, it was J.K. Rowling's words.

The idea of the book is not an issue, you can write about Harry Potter books
to your heart's content and publish away, but it has to be your own words,
fair-use will only allow for so much.

So yeah, he could actually write the book and publish it without going
through the courts. After all, the judge didn't uphold the Rowling had sole
right to write about the HP world, only that the Lexicon book too heavily
relied on quotes from the books.

md

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[mailto:HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Sheryll Townsend
Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 5:16 PM
To: HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: About the lawsuit...

> > Sheryll:
> > 
> > I didn't see anything in the ruling that prohibits
> them from 
> appealing and presenting a revised edition of the Lexicon
> book. Of 
> course, they'd have to remove the reference to the
> schoolbooks and 
> change the instances where they've used JKR's own
> words to describe 
> the entries. Other than that, doesn't the conclusion
> say that this 
> type of work is permissible?
> > 
> 
> 
> Alla:
> 
> Nothing prevents them from appealing definitely, but what
> my 
> understanding they cannot do is to go over the permanent
> injunction, 
> which is the remedy in equity and just say oh yes, we
> removed 
> offensive references, we are not taking as much of
> protected creative 
> expression and now the book is ready for publication.
> 
> They have to IMO if they decide to do so appeal first.
> 
> Judge said this type of guides is permissive, but this
> particular 
> book is not, not this particular book can be okay if
> revised.
> 
> JMO and I can be wrong of course.
> 
Sheryll:

I'm pretty sure you're more educated about the law than I am, that's for
sure! 

Okay, so they can't just come back with a revised book and try to publish.
But they can revise and try to appeal. Would that be correct?

Sheryll


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