I think some of these “fans” are starting to believe their “fame” from running HP fan websites is free rein to JKR’s work.
No one, no fan, not you, not me, not Steve have the right to make money off of JKR’s creation without her consent. I think fans are forgetting this. I think some people believe they own the rights to HP, but they don’t, JKR does and she has every right to protect her art. Some people need a wake-up call.
As has been pointed out several times, the idea that Steve’s book would take money away from Jo’s is a JOKE. And if it wasn’t for Steve, Jo would have had to buy her own books so she could figure out what she’d written!
Posted by Corey on November 01, 2007 @ 04:35 PM
Ok seriously dude, She would have to buy her own books??!! Are you on crack?! She has all the information written down in her notes wether in books, journals, pieces of paper etc. I’m sure she used the lexicon because it was more CONVENIENT to just look it up rather than hevingto go through her books. And I’m sure the facts she wanted were small things, you all makin it sound as if she relied on the lexicon heavily to finish the books when that is not the case.
My guess is that Steve has signed a contract and accepted an advance for the book. He has to work with RDR on this, and their behaviour is appalling.
I’m sure that JKR did not expect it to come to this and while I’m saddened, I understand why she is taking the action.
KioRustleweed, I agree with you 100% and you stated what I said a moment ago with a good deal more eloquence. Isn’t it possible that Steve WASN’T doing this for the money? We shouldn’t judge him immediately before we hear more!
Not: Think about what you are saying when you accuse JKR about lying about Dumbledore. The question was asked before the realease of Deathly Hallows and she was not revealing any secrets from that book. She would have given away what she revealed about his relationship with Grindlewald. Get off it already.
Posted by tinagin on November 01, 2007 @ 04:32 PM
She said she was NEVER asked about dumbledore being in love with anyone before. That is a lie. she was asked in the peter show. That is different then saying she didn’t want to answere before because it would give away DH. Sorry if me pointing out jk as a lier bothers you.
Here is what she said on bbc today, and below is the question she was asked in the blue peter show. People can judge for themselves if she told a lie on bbc today or not, but to me that is called lying.
“No-one ever asked me had he ever been in love or fallen in love. People were very focussed on what happens to Harry so I had never been asked a direct question.
“And because to answer it would immediately flag up an infatuation with what happens in book seven, I never said it.”
ROSE: My question is did Albus Dumbledore ever fall in love?
JKR: Ummmm… Well, in the course of a long life, I think nearly everyone falls in love, but you probably shouldn’t read too much into that answer. BBC “Blue Peter” Show Interview July 20, 2007
Neptune, I’ll say it once again:
You cannot say for certain that Steve was doing this just to make money.
I don’t believe it. If it turns out he did, then I will be very disappointed.
Now whether his publishers were doing it to “cash in,” thats another story. It could be bad judgement on Steve’s part.
Not, maybe you haven’t considered the possibility that she forgot? She does a lot of interviews.
wow.. I hadn’t realised it was this bad.
Still, I’m very glad that you put the “The Harry Potter Lexicon is a partner site to The Leaky Cauldron” part at the end, I’m not entirely sure why, but it just seems honourable :P
runs away
KioRustleweed, Who is he NOT making money from this? He made a book version of the already free online lexicon and it’s being sold on the book publishers website for $24.95. Nowhere on the book does it say “unofficial” but it does have Steve’s name and promotes his free lexicon website. He will see about $3 for each book, meaning he is making MONEY by re-packaging JKR’s hard work.
RDR has misbehaved, yes. But legally, you’re allowed to quote from a book without permission up to about 3000 words, and you’re allowed to reference other books as much as you like! Why doesn’t Steve just paraphrase and reference?
He can also write on the cover a disclaimer. JK’s encyclopedia would be entirely different from Steve’s Lexicon – it would have new stuff, and Steve is just quoting old stuff.
“You cannot say for certain that Steve was doing this just to make money.”
But i’m pretty certain the publishing company was doing this just to make money.
Thank you Eva.
Folks, we haven’t heard anything from Steve yet. He may have made bad judgment with his choice of publishers (or in his email responses) but we really shouldn’t condemn him until we hear from him.
I sincerely doubt he wanted a print form of the Lexicon to cash in on the fandom. If that were the case, I think he would’ve skipped the FREE website.
Not, maybe you haven’t considered the possibility that she forgot? She does a lot of interviews.
Posted by Eva on November 01, 2007 @ 04:51 PM
I did consider that but this is not the first time she said she was never asked before. she also said it the day after the DD come out too. She could’ve checked it. It was not hard to get this qoute. I got it from leaky page.
Corey, your vast bias is showing. She knows her world more than anyone on the planet. She doesn’t need Steve to “help” her with it. Just because her notebooks are in boxes and not organized on shelves does not mean that she can put together a spectacular encyclopedia, which, as she has stated NUMEROUS times, will include every tidbit from the world she created, from A to Z. Even if Jo said “OK” to Steve’s book there would be no need of it.