This, I'm sure, is of interest to all of us who are involved in fan activities. When do fan activities cross the line into actual, suable copyright infringement? This might answer that question . . .

Rowling wins lawsuit against fanI understand, I think, why the judge ruled the way he did. The fan site is not for profit; a book would be. ( Read more... )

I’ve been threatening to do this for a long time, and every time I’m presented with new evidence, the thought occurs to me again. Once upon a time, izhilzha posed the question, Have either of the Winchester boys ever read Harry Potter? This question was posed long before I started watching the show, so I really had no idea what was going on with SPN, ( Read more... )

Fandom and copyright are always a convoluted mix.

Does this cross a line?

( Here there be (minor) spoilers )

Um, wow ( Read more... )

Just peeking in on my friends list--reading NOTHING--because you all should be beaten with wet noodles for being able to read so quickly ( Read more... )

Here's the deal. I'm not reading anything about HP except the books themselves (finished a re-read of HBP yesterday). No articles on the book, no spoilers, no essays, no nuthin'. I want to come at HP7 as fresh and unspoiled as I possibly can. That said, I do indeed have my own thoughts--unsophisticated though they might be--on the book.

( Snape-y thoughts )

Hey, gang, I need some help. Can y'all point me in the right direction to find the quote by Mr. Weasley: "Never trust anything that can think for itself if you don't know where it keeps it's brain ( Read more... )

Geo and I are now land barons. We own two houses, one in Ohio and one in Virginia. (Weird that when I was in high school, this is what I said I wanted . . . I was a silly girl ( Read more... )