I believe there was a brief outcry and concern by other people concerning them not being contacted about their work being published without permission. When it came to light that mostly nothing original contributed to the site was included in the book, it discredited RDR's and Steve's claim that the book was a printed version of the website. They in fact backpeddled on their statement and pretended that they didn't claim that at all.
RDR and Steve have been continuously changing their minds about the fact of the matter and trying to say that because JKR liked the site, then that's permission enough to publish for a price. Then Steve says that it's not for profit without anything to add about where the proceeds would go.
I can't imagine she would have given an award to someone who just retyped chunks of text.
Well, she didn't give an award for that. She gave an award to the website that was enriching for the fandom community and free for everyone to access.
The Harry Potter Lexicon book to be published is not even close to the website as a whole. It's just mostly factual encyclopedic entries and spoiling plot summaries. There are no essays or hardly any critical analysis or commentary in the book. The book is not the website.
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Date: 2008-04-15 03:53 am (UTC)RDR and Steve have been continuously changing their minds about the fact of the matter and trying to say that because JKR liked the site, then that's permission enough to publish for a price. Then Steve says that it's not for profit without anything to add about where the proceeds would go.
I can't imagine she would have given an award to someone who just retyped chunks of text.
Well, she didn't give an award for that. She gave an award to the website that was enriching for the fandom community and free for everyone to access.
The Harry Potter Lexicon book to be published is not even close to the website as a whole. It's just mostly factual encyclopedic entries and spoiling plot summaries. There are no essays or hardly any critical analysis or commentary in the book. The book is not the website.