Traditional Vampirism

[Anne]

No: HPFGUIDX 88840

<tigerpatronus.> 


> 
> Not wanting to quibble too much about legal definitions, but I will 
> anyway. 

{Anne}

Nah, I don't count this as a quibble--rather a thankful correction 
that will keep me from stepping in the some cowpatty the next time I 
open my big mouth...*g*

<tigerpatronus.> 

I think the term you're looking for here is "copyright infringment."

 "Plagerism" is a very specific legal term that means that you steal 
words, quite a few words, in their original order, from another 
source that is currently legally protected by copyright without 
permission. 

{Anne}

**Blushes** Oops...I knew that....really I did...too bad that at six 
in the morning I can't tell the difference...^^;

<tigerpatronus>
 
> Anyway, my point is that JKR is *not* plagerizing. She's utilizing 
> ideas and images that are in the public domain and as referrals to 
> other sources. You can't copyright ideas. > It may seem like a 
picky point, but plagerism is a crime and morally wrong. It bothers 
me when people toss it around. And I'm a nitpicker. Sorry for the 
nitpicking. 

{Anne}

NP....I have never had a problem with being corrected when I happen 
to be wrong--just when someone smacks me upside the head and starts 
to get personal...^^; Neither of which you did. I'm glad you 
clarified in fact...


<tigerpatronus.> 

THere's also a fabulous book, I think it's by Brian Aldiss, that  
suggests that Stoker's vampirism was a metaphor for syphilis, passed  
by blood and sex, etc. 


{Anne}

Cool, let me know what the title is if you ever remember...I would 
like to read it...(Am already looking for a copy of "Camilla" to 
read...have already noted through research that people speculate the 
story was influenced by Elizabeth Bathory and her infamous "blood 
baths" to keep her youg....)

<tigerpatronus.> 
 
> Ah! We agree! 


{Anne}

Cool....^^ **wanders back to work feeling better educated....**