The original manuscript that was set to go to the printers, before JKR and the WB found out about it and delayed it, did not have a disclaimer nor did it list all resources and it used the exact same font as the Harry Potter cover. Also, on the cover it had the statement of JKR's fansite recongnition. If I saw that in the bookstores without JKR's protest, I would have though that she arranged the whole thing with a huge endorsement.
RDR claims that they made changes only after JKR and WB protested, but a working relationship was already damaged by that time. Once the manuscript was handed over for review, they found that the amount of quotes without properly formated as quotes took up more of the content that was legally thought of as fair use. There's not enough critical analysis or new ideas to pass even a college class as a scholarly paper.
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Date: 2008-04-15 02:04 am (UTC)RDR claims that they made changes only after JKR and WB protested, but a working relationship was already damaged by that time. Once the manuscript was handed over for review, they found that the amount of quotes without properly formated as quotes took up more of the content that was legally thought of as fair use. There's not enough critical analysis or new ideas to pass even a college class as a scholarly paper.