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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[twilightbyproxy.livejournal.com]

Thanks for clarifying. To me, allowing and supporting was the same thing until this explanation. I really do 'get' it now.

End the discussion if you want, just don't try to wallpaper over our disagreement with horrible cliches.

I'm sorry that you see that. I honestly don't know how I'm wallpapering over a disagreement or where I used a horrible cliche. A cliche to you is not necessarily a cliche to another. I've been calmly discussing this subject here with the intent of just relaying info back and forth. Since you've made it clear to me that you don't have the same intent, then we are just at an impasse.