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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Note: I really am being emotional and judging with this comment.

I just now read a few articles on Steve's testimony at court today. He also cried on the stand. I, for one, am not disgusted with him for doing so, nor am I disgusted with JKR for doing so. If anything, I'm starting to be completely disgusted with RDR Books only. They were the ones who approached Steve and asked him to write the book. They were the ones who tried to ignore JKR's legal team when they protested instead of honestly trying to come to an agreement. They were the ones who tried to get JKR to give her notes to them in exchange for revealing the lexicon manuscript.

They want that book published, even going so far as to protect Steve's 'copyright' in this situation. But what I see is a greedy company that wants both Steve's and JKR's name on a book for profit. What I see are two individuals hurt by RDR's greed. This is very, very sad.

I agree with the Judge that both parties should try to settle instead of one or the other try to win in this case. This whole situation just sucks.