Comments on: JK Rowling sues publisher for attempting to print fan’s “Harry Potter” encyclopedia

By: h

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:12:35 +0000

Whether she is within her rights or not, I don’t know. But I don’t think she is motivated by greed. She just wants to protect her works and her brand.

However I think she made a huge mistake by not letting people do extra works based on her books. Because that’s how literature works: the writer puts out his/her works, then people are allowed to interpretate it.

If her logics work, nobody should write anything based on Shakespeare’s plays.

You want your works to inspire people as a writer. Now it’s happening. Ms Rowling should be happy, instead of being angry.

If Ms Rowling wants to put out her own encyclopedia, she can always do that and the HP fans will choose her version over another version.

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By: nonentity

nonentity — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 03:36:11 +0000

She let several books of theories and “clues” about Harry Potter be published over the years. So lay off the greed comments, will ya?

For a while, she’s wanted to do her own encyclopedia with a lot of the material that didn’t make it into the final cuts. (e.g. Dean Thomas has a huge elaborate back story). Also, she probably wants to have control over the final product.

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By: Peter Pandora

Peter Pandora — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:55:51 +0000

It is reasonable to assert that Ms Rowling was herself motivated by another source that is not her own. She should acknowledge this source in public or admit to her own deceit…

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By: countrybabe

countrybabe — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:15:07 +0000

She’s just greedy. She’s already made over 1 billion dollars off these books. This kind of thing happens with brands like Star Trek, etc. Those people don’t get sued. It’s just an encyclopedia. I’ve often wondered if they let her keep the copyright. Ususally the publisher will sue.

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By: Cindy Kennedy

Cindy Kennedy — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:52:46 +0000

Personally, I am tired of hearing about JK Rowling and her stupid books. I also think this woman is full of herself.

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By: Megan

Megan — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:38:43 +0000

I would do the same if I was her, otherwise if these people can publish Harry Potter related material, then it will just open the flood-gates to others wanting to make money from her idea. It will essentially render the Harry Potter copyright worthless, so she has to put her foot down in the beginning. Of course she is rich enough, but she has every right to sue.

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By: Ginny

Ginny — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:37:39 +0000

@headache

That’s fine, I can understand that. I wasn’t directly talking about you, it was an ambiguous “everyone”. But I was trying to make the point that trying to make money off of someone else’s work isn’t greedy? Because that’s what publishing the Lexicon is doing. He’s probably making money off the site itself, but she’s not going after that.

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By: geronimo

geronimo — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:10:51 +0000

I don’t think this is about the money for her at all. It’s her work, she owns the intellectual property rights, and is perfectly within her rights to sue.

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By: Ur A Loser

Ur A Loser — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:55:43 +0000

@headache
I dont think anybody was responding to your comment at least I know I wasnt. I dont think these super fans are as loyal as she thought. Dont trust anybody!!

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By: headache

headache — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:15:59 +0000

Reread what I said. I think we all know she is within her rights but I doubt her stated motivation. That’s all.

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