Why not Actually Re-Write? Just for fun.

[Pippin]

No: HPFGUIDX 180274

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <bboyminn at ...> wrote:
> So, what if we speculatively rewrite the books, in fact, why
> don't we all do it right now?

Pippin Fowler:
Not to play copyright cop, but the proposal could be against the U.S. 
copyright law.

from http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html

The Copyright Act "generally gives the owner of copyright the exclusive 
right to do and to authorize others to do the following: 

"To reproduce the work in copies or phonorecords;

"To prepare derivative works based upon the work...."

which is why fan fiction using another author's characters may also be 
a violation. 'Fair Use' puts this in the 'grey magic' category.

Pippin Fowler