Interim Ruling/club copy of book

[heidi.h.tandy.c92 at alumni.upenn.edu]

No: HPFGUIDX 12608

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Sheryll Townsend <s_ings at y...> wrote:
> > 
> > Maybe we should all chip in on a club copy, 'cuz
> > I'll be dipped if 
> > I'll put out $19.95 for this thing, even if I ever
> > do receive it. 
> > Judging by the art on Ms. Stouffer's site, the
> > Caldecott Medal isn't 
> > going to be on Ms. Stouffer's mantelpiece soon.
> > 
> I actually like this idea of having a club copy. I'd
> be willing to chip in a couple dollars. They'd be
> Canadian dollars, therefore not worth much, but I
> offer them anyway! 

I like the idea of getting a club copy - the only problem I have with 
it is that she MAY be taking a list of hte copies ordered over her 
site and presenting it as "evidence" to Scholastic, et al, as to 
people who want her product/the market for her goods/the names of 
people who are confused between her work and JKR's books, etc. 
BUT if we do order a copy, we might want to send a letter to 
Scholastic's lawyers AND to her lawyers saying that we are purchasing 
it for reportage/commentary purchases, are not confused, and do not 
want to be considered as part ofthe market for her goods. Or 
something like that. 
Where should I send my dollar?


> 
> > Heidi explained the problem: everybody gets their
> > day in court.  You 
> > don't have to have a case, you don't have to have
> > merit, all you need 
> > is a lawyer and $170 for an index number at the
> > clerk's office (at 
> > least in New York that's the fee). 
> > 
> Maybe this is her way of getting her 15 minutes of
> fame, though a pricey way at that - all those lawyers
> to pay. 
She *MAY* have found someone to do it on contingency - which means 
that she only pays things like filing fees & duplicating costs UNLESS 
she wins a $$ figure.
 
> Sheryll
> 
> =====
> "Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and 
taste good with ketchup."
> 
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