I have not seen the materials available online from the book, so I cannot comment directly on that.
HOWEVER.
I believe that saying that the content belongs to everyone is stretching things. Steve has every right not to ask people to copy things on his website. The WB basically lifted his incredibly intricate timeline off his website for their DVD. Did they ask? Nope! Greatest example for why he warned people not to steal things from his site. He and his team have worked very hard to compile HPott information over the years.
Even though a big portion of the Lexicon is devoted to facts from the books, quotes from the book, etc, it takes a long time to get all that information out of the books and onto the internet. I'm sure that JKR will find it difficult to compile her universe when she publishes her encyclopedia.
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Date: 2008-04-15 05:40 am (UTC)HOWEVER.
I believe that saying that the content belongs to everyone is stretching things. Steve has every right not to ask people to copy things on his website. The WB basically lifted his incredibly intricate timeline off his website for their DVD. Did they ask? Nope! Greatest example for why he warned people not to steal things from his site. He and his team have worked very hard to compile HPott information over the years.
Even though a big portion of the Lexicon is devoted to facts from the books, quotes from the book, etc, it takes a long time to get all that information out of the books and onto the internet. I'm sure that JKR will find it difficult to compile her universe when she publishes her encyclopedia.