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[Jim Ferer]

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Shelley: "Ah, but fanfiction is FAR from actual published works. In
that department, published works, we do have evidence of Rowling's
control, for she is suing a fan who was putting together an
encyclopedia of details from the works so far (most of which was
already published on the internet,BTW), because it was Rowling herself
who thought about possibly doing one for charity. She's maintaining
her absolute control by that lawsuit. Fanfiction, on the other hand,
is free and out there on the internet, and everyone knows that it's
far from canon. This encyclopedia that she is suing about would be
canon, because it would have been taken directly from the books
themselves, a compilation of details already given."

That's very far off base. You are now criticizing JKR for defending
her copyright. She must defend her copyright or lose it. Are you
seriously suggesting she should put her work in the public domain? She
did write these seven books, after all, the greatest phenomenon in
publishing history. Forgive her for thinking she has rights in her
creation. (Having said that, I think the suit can and should be
settled for the benefit of all parties). If it was me in her shoes, I
might be trying to get myself deified.

You're wrong about fanfiction, too. Many authors vigorously suppress
fanfiction on their works. Fanfiction can and has been seen as a
threat to an author's copyright; others plain don't want anybody else
playing in their world, and they say so.

Jim Ferer