What if JKR is a member of our group?

[grandisiowa]

No: HPFGUIDX 32430

Once, I was at a convention where Terry Pratchett (author of the Disk 
World series) was speaking. Mr. Pratchett suggested that he could never 
use ideas that were sent to him or posted by fans of his books, as that 
would open him up to possible lawsuits. If someone had a great idea for 
a character or plot point, he certainly wouldn't want to steal it from 
them, and he encouraged people to use their own creative ideas in 
original material. 

Mind you, he then went on to say what swell people we all are, but it 
only takes one person to make a nasty lawsuit. JKR has something 
similar going on right now, I believe, with that lady who published 
those activity books, and that looks to be coincidental. Imagine what 
it would be like if plot points could be documented to a list by 
someone pursuing a lawsuit!

I imagine that if someone related to JKR or the author herself is 
posting here, using material from this list might put her in a 
difficult situation. While I do not know all the in's and out's of 
publishing, I could imagine that using any ideas on this list might 
present some difficulties.

Catherine