Harry Potter dtories gibberish, Judge tells Rowling.
 

magical world hard to follow, filled with strange names and words that would be gibberish in any other context." I feel the same about the bible

I doubt she has much of a case.

Thread title gibberish....

http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...ies/tongue.gif ACK!

Originally posted by chegitz guevara
I doubt she has much of a case. Copyright laws uphold the original creator's right to create derivatives of their work. This means that anybody who creates an unauthorized derivative work will infringe and may be required to stop publication or otherwise pay damages. (17 USC §103) I'd say if you've written a "guide" to her work, it might just possibly be an original work, but you'd have to look at the substance of the material to be sure.

If it's basically a rehash, then it's derivative. Even if it has a fair bit of original additions, it could still be derivative (the keystone case for this involved an unsolicited movie script for the "Rocky" movie franchise, which featured recognizable characters even though the plot was different - the court held that Rocky's writers prevailed, not the newcomer).

If it performed a reviewer's or a critic's function, it could be exempt, but it doesn't sound like it does that.

one would think that Rowling would be satisfied with the amount of wealth she has from this gibberish

sounds like she is now spending her time suing people for any unauthorized use of (character not to be named for legal reasons)....

apparently Vander Ark also wrote a Star Trek TNG encyclopaedia without any legal issues. something to base his case on?

I'm not surprised you find that complaint amusing. It's completely idiotic.

so content like this
http://www.hp-lexicon.org/wizards/da.html
http://www.hp-lexicon.org/wizards/abbott.html
http://www.hp-lexicon.org/wizards/macmillan.html
is direct quotes from the books?

they seem like a compilation of information

I think that in a general sense copyright is becoming too much of a monopoly. For one thing the terms keep getting extended. than there are broader and more aggressive actions against deriviative works and commentary (see Church of Scientology). As a counterweight, there is increased piracy, especially on the web. But what it means unfortunately is that we are entering a weird period where the law gives too much to creators and users steal too often.

Originally posted by TCO
I think that in a general sense copyright is becoming too much of a monopoly. For one thing the terms keep getting extended. Sad but very true. If you look at Disney's lobbying, they've managed to get the copyright moved from 75 years to 90 years, just in time to make sure Mickey Mouse doesn't become public domain. Who's to say what they'll do in another decade or so?

Shameful manipulation of Congress http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...lies/frown.gif

“magical world hard to follow, filled with strange names and words that would be gibberish in any other context."

All her spells are in latin so I find it kind of funny he considers them gibberish...

Originally posted by MarkG
when was the last mickey mouse movie?

disney should lose the copyright if they dont do one soon! :facepalm:

just shut up and go away and come back when you know what the **** you're talking about, please

Originally posted by Henrik
“magical world hard to follow, filled with strange names and words that would be gibberish in any other context."

All her spells are in latin so I find it kind of funny he considers them gibberish... Especially given that US law frequently uses Latin terms.

She should be thankful that Pat Robertson didn't decide to write his own version of how Harry Potter is really a retelling of the gospel like he did with George Lucas' first Star Wars. I imagine suing him would be a nightmare. George Lucas laughed off all the rip-offs of Star Wars, maybe she should take lessons from him.

Presumably they will be done filming the movie well before the release (not 2011 for sure). My guess is they finish filming both parts before b7p1 comes out.

Yeah, they're filming HBP right now, which I reckon should be wrapped up within a few weeks (they've been at it for a few months already), and Emma Watson, the youngest of the trio, just turned 18 (they happened to mention that in the podcast I linked to above). Presumably filming for the DH movies will be going on around this time next year, so all the kid actors should be around 19 years old in the final movies, while by the end of book the characters have just or are about to turn 18. So they're not off by much...

Note that the release of DH will be like Kill Bill: pt 1 and pt 2 will only be something like 6 months apart (a holiday release for pt 1, a late spring/summer release for pt 2), so they will definitely be doing the bulk of the filming in one stretch before pt 1 comes out.