One of the dumber things I've seen lately
From my friend John Scalzi:
Via Nick Mamatas, I learn of Lori Jareo, who has written up a Star Wars fanfic novel, published it without the expressed, written consent of George Lucas, and has it listed for sale on Amazon. Oh, but she's not worried about the massive copyright violation; Indeed, let's see what she has to say about it in her "author interview."
Q: Having set Another Hope in an already existing universe, I find myself wondering if there was any concern on your part regarding copyrights?
No, because I wrote this book for myself. This is a self-published story and is not a commercial book. Yes, it is for sale on Amazon, but only my family, friends and acquaintances know it’s there.
As John says later in his blog entry, that last sentence is one of the more ignorant things I've read in a long time (that's putting it quite nicely). John goes as far as saying that he feels dumber every time he reads that line, which I'd have to agree with. The fact that Jareo should know better, considering that she's an editor in real life, only makes this sadder. Anyone want to guess when the book will be gone from Amazon?
Via Nick Mamatas, I learn of Lori Jareo, who has written up a Star Wars fanfic novel, published it without the expressed, written consent of George Lucas, and has it listed for sale on Amazon. Oh, but she's not worried about the massive copyright violation; Indeed, let's see what she has to say about it in her "author interview."
Q: Having set Another Hope in an already existing universe, I find myself wondering if there was any concern on your part regarding copyrights?
No, because I wrote this book for myself. This is a self-published story and is not a commercial book. Yes, it is for sale on Amazon, but only my family, friends and acquaintances know it’s there.
As John says later in his blog entry, that last sentence is one of the more ignorant things I've read in a long time (that's putting it quite nicely). John goes as far as saying that he feels dumber every time he reads that line, which I'd have to agree with. The fact that Jareo should know better, considering that she's an editor in real life, only makes this sadder. Anyone want to guess when the book will be gone from Amazon?