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I have not read ALL the comments. I don’t think it’s really necessary. Yes, I’m sure that there are “fine points” for ether side…HOWEVER: than you, first of all, to Kristin, for setting the record straight, right off. And for shauna for reiterating the fact that #1, first and formost…there WERE “little or no citations” in SVA’s work…and THAT’S the crux of JKR/WB’s case. Also, I aplaud davidenglish, for pointing out facts concerning other works. I also followed Star Trek…if anyone cares to notice, the Start Trek Concordance was publish BY BiJo Trimble and Coprighted to Paramount. Unlike SVA, they went about it the RIGHT way. No, Nunki. You don’t want to “go to Mr Card’s Blog” and “leave him a nasty comment so I can get banned”. I, myself, would find it a waste of time, energy and effort. Yes. it would be a “high honour to be banned from such a website.” It’s not worth it to give creedance to his saddly uninformed opinions. JMHO, guys. [and girls] nothing more…

Quote from ‘aloyalsheep’ above,

“God should be thanking Jo himself for putting these perfect books on the earth for we low, unworthy people to read.”

“Low and unworthy” that sums you up perfectly my friend. What’s the point of spilling your vitriol all over a Harry Potter site? Are you hoping that we will suddenly turn against her because of your venomous attack on her? Most of us are not the gullible idiots you take us for. Every one has the right to guard their property, whether it is their house, car or intellect. I happen to think that making money off someone’s hard work is morally wrong. A lot of other posters here also seem to agree – it doesn’t make us Jo’s minions.

I am willing to let the courts decide the legalities of the case. The judge may decide to rule in favour of RDR books but he cannot make people actually buy the book. I, for one, will not be buying it – so, even if they win the case, they have lost it in my case, because I’m not going to be giving them any of my money. I’m sure millions more will be doing the same.

As for this Card fellow, I really don’t know what he thought he would achieve by this personal attack on Ms Rowling. If this isn’t a case of ill-disguised jealousy, I don’t know what it can be. Does it sound like anything else? No, it doesn’t. Jo’s philanthropic works guard her from the ‘greedy witch’ label he tried to vilify her with.

I will wait patiently until the ‘Scottish Book’ is published. In the meantime, there are thousands of good books to read out there, although from now on a certain author (or two) will not be getting any of my money.

I am not being wise after the event but I said all along that Jo would suffer because of this very ill advised attempt to restrain the publication of tis book. It was using a sledgehammer to crack a nut, and she should have been better advised.

Editor’s note: Someone asked why we included Mr. Card’s comments in our trial coverage. In the past, he has expressed himself to be an enthusiastic fan of the series, and has written about Harry Potter in his blog on multiple occasions (Google for past Leaky posts). He is an influential, successful writer – his Ender’s Game series won both Hugo and Nebula awards, and are highly regarded by a many readers and critics.

Guys, Mr. Card is completely braindead about literature if he thinks he created the hero’s quest, fantasy, and the idea of a orphan with a destiny. these themes predate his career as a writer, and his very existance. so pigheaded of him to claim owernship of genre conventions. honestly, the authruian retellings by T.H. White… woah… card should sue his corpse for having a orphaned boy if i remeber correctly who is abused and misused have a destiny to rise up above his upbringing and become someone important. how dare other writers premeptively useing the same genre conventions Mr. card eventually used in his books…. HOW DARE THEY!!!

its easy to make people like they look the fool, they do all the hard work when they go out and attack people by claiming that they are the god of literature and anyone who dose anything similer, even though hundreds of writers that predate them have used similer conventions and themes, is in the wrong.

I guess I just really am being silly, but does anyone else remember from English and Journalism classes a couple little things called quotation marks? Isn’t “citing your source” what this whole thing is really about—and the fact that the SVA book doesn’t do that properly? And how many times has Jo said that if they would rework that aspect of the publication she would give it her blessing? And I’m getting very, very tired of people standing on their soapboxes screaming about how evil Jo is because she happens to be successful and wealthy. Besides defending her own hard work and that of other authors, she’s defending the charity for whom she intends to send the proceeds from her “Scottish Book.” The charitable aspect of her goals seems to have been lost here. I guess that’s what happens when you spout off without doing your research.

Oh yeah, I know someone brought this up before, but another thing that is very obnoxious of him is his, “evil witch,” comments, because not only are they the stuff of five year olds, but they are very, very, sexist. He wouldn’t have called Jo an evil witch if she was a guy, and he probably wouldn’t have made a stink about the case at all. The way he puts it, the moment a female author tries to stand up for herself and her work, she’s a nasty evil person. If, hypothetically, a well known guy author did the same thing, he would be protecting his rights. But lets say tomarrow, Mr. Card, that someone takes your Ender books, rearragges some names, publishes it as an encyclopedia, and makes money off of your work, then we will see who’s talking.

Orson Scott Card is a bitter bitter man. It’s pretty sad but you can see right through his comments and tell he’s extremely jealous of the money Jo’s made. I read Ender’s game and while the story had substance his writing style was so damn dry! When someone copies 91% of your book WORD FOR WORD and publishes it then come talk to us!

I appreciate that Leaky posted this story as part of their comprehensive coverage of the trial, but why did the editors of the Rhino Times (reallly???) feel Mr Card was a good person to write his article? His opinion doesn’t matter. Let’s hear from the lawyers, judges, etc.

And it is all very well for Mr Card and Mr Gaiman to say “tribute books exist; deal with it”, but as we know the argument here is that Mr Vander Ark DID NOT cite his sources or add new material. This makes me wonder: How would Mr Card and Mr Gaiman react to someone saying: “We are re-printing all of your books under another title, and oh, we’re giving all the money to someone else.”

Most of these people just sound a teensy-weensy bit bitter about Jo and her success. Just wait till one of their books is embroiled in a case like this,then let’s see what they have to say…

Orson Scott , You are a moron for supporting that poorly sited book of Lexicon’s. You are ALSO some things I can’t write here!

Mr. Gaimen and Mr. Card really need to get a better understanding of the case before saying such things. It makes them look stupid and foolish otherwise. I’ve never read Mr. Card’s words, however I am quiet a fan of Mr. Gaimen’s works. I find it amusing and surprising that he is siding with SVA. Then again, he did have issues with WB awhile back. I’m not 100% sure, but I believe he had to sue them for using characters he created without his permission. I haven’t payed much attention to that case in awhile so I could be wrong. However there might be some, bitterness there.

It does seem like they are slightly jealous of Jo which may be a misinterpretation on my side but calling someone an ’’evil witch’’ seems rather childish.

What I don’t get is the amount of misinformation that is out there about the trial. It is amazing to me how many people think that Steve is the one on trial, when that isn’t the case. He was a witness. . . This and other facts are skewed and then people like Mr Card take these misinformed facts as truth. Gotta love the mainstream media sometimes.

How about if he changed the title? Something like “HP Lexicon-My Opinion”?He can even state the old word “UNAUTHORIZED” .Joe is a gazillionare and I am sure she could come to some agreement. I didn’t see her attack all the many web sites( L.C. included) that gave her publicity through the years. I guess when you have tons of $$ you can battle with whomever you want. I find it hard to believe that Steve’s intention from the first words of HP were ” I am going to make a fortune off of this!” Just my two “sickles” worth. I read that in HP….I hope I don’t sued.LOL

I guess I was also taken in by the media…

I just wanted to add some praise for all those truly considerate people here who actually took the effort to read the broad coverage, to deal with the details, even read the court documents before offering an opinion. You, folks, are much more responsible writers than several of the self-acclaimed authors who felt they had to stab JKR in the back for trying to protect every (!) individual’s rights to her or his intellectual property.

Personally, I also felt extremely uncomfortable when I came across the sexist insults some of JKR’s fellow writers used to denounce her appeal. After all, even if they feel that they wouldn’t mind when somebody else were scanning their books in order to re-publish their contents to make a quick buck, why not concede her the right not to embrace plagiarism (as they claim they would?)? Wait, this is probably what this is all about: Has somebody ever tried to publish an unofficial “reference book” to Scott’s works, or is he not popular enough?

I agree. How is all this stuff OK on the web and then it gets in print and JKR has a problem with it? Anyone read the article on msnbc about it? It referred to the websites as being ‘invisible horse thingys’ like in her books. You cant see them til they’re in print? It was pretty funny.

Wow. And the thing is, I love Ender’s Game, Card’s signature novel.

You know, I actually faced this kind of situation in real life a couple of years ago. I sat on a board of directors for an organization and according to outside individuals we weren’t doing enough for the organization and it’s direction. Our choices were called into question and were increasingly under the gun by employees. A newcomer to our board on his very first sitting started bashing us all for our inaction etc. Everyone else was shocked at such a diatribe from this person but I wasn’t about to let sleeping dogs lie. I told this man what had really gone on, that the very people who he thought he was defending were actually the root cause of the problem. After some heated argument and some swift explanations, this man quickly saw the error of his ways and became a true supporter of the board. It is the same as these people with their opinions. They have been sold a bill of goods in the media etc., have only a rudimentary understanding of the issues, and are coming out swinging. It is up to us, the fans, who have been sitting in this crap and know every nuance of the case from start to finish to set this people right. I do encourage everyone to hang in there, and know that it will all come out in the wash in the end.