Of course, if she wins, they won't have much to go on in order to "go after" people who write fanfiction, will there? Not sure what you mean by this. Who would go after them?
If what you say is true, how do cliff's notes manage to avoid prosecution, do you think? Um... I wouldn't imagine that would be the same thing at all, because Cliff's Notes are going after a totally different market. The author is going for people who want to read a book; the Cliff's Notes are going for people who want to be able to learn stuff about a book.
I would imagine Cliff's might get into trouble if they tried to publish a book for an author whose work is still under copyright (Shakespeare's stuff isn't any more - anyone can use it) and who also was planning on putting together a Cliff's Notes-like work.
But I don't know any of that for sure. Good question :)
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Date: 2008-04-15 08:01 pm (UTC)Not sure what you mean by this. Who would go after them?
If what you say is true, how do cliff's notes manage to avoid prosecution, do you think?
Um... I wouldn't imagine that would be the same thing at all, because Cliff's Notes are going after a totally different market. The author is going for people who want to read a book; the Cliff's Notes are going for people who want to be able to learn stuff about a book.
I would imagine Cliff's might get into trouble if they tried to publish a book for an author whose work is still under copyright (Shakespeare's stuff isn't any more - anyone can use it) and who also was planning on putting together a Cliff's Notes-like work.
But I don't know any of that for sure. Good question :)