Oi!

[ivyblossom]

Well, this just makes me sad:

Rowling acknowledged she once bestowed an award on Vander Ark's Web site because, she said, she wanted to encourage a very enthusiastic fan.

But she said she "almost choked on my coffee" one morning when she realized Vander Ark had warned others not to copy portions of his Web site. She said she now has second thoughts about all the encouragement she has given to online discussions and Web sites devoted to her books.

"I never censored it or wanted to censor it," she said, adding that if she loses the lawsuit, she will conclude she essentially gave away her copyrights by encouraging the Web sites.

"Other authors will say, `I need to exercise more control. She was an idiot. She let it all go,'" Rowling said.

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[ninja-tech.livejournal.com]

Wow. Well, it's all been said above this little comment. It does seem sometimes that now that JKR has finished the HP series, she keeps finding reasons to be in the spotlight. Maybe she has been in the spotlight so long she can't handle not being in it in some way. I used to really like her, but I'm starting to go a little sour now...

[ivyblossom.livejournal.com]

Oh, how astute! Perhaps that's what it is! It's clearly SOMETHING other than what they're saying it is, something just doesn't fit here. I'm going seriously sour too!