Comments on: JK Rowling wins Harry Potter copyright case http://www.p2pnet.net/story/16961 p2pnet.net - reader powered Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:59:30 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Hippie http://www.p2pnet.net/story/16961/comment-page-1#comment-770957 Hippie Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:40:43 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/16961#comment-770957 " This ruling will set a precedent that will allow other authors to either block, or squeeze money out of anyone who writes such books. " Whether or not the original author ever plans on making their own. That's the most damning point. Even if they never ever would have created one on their own .. no one else can either. Another way of corporate control of information. note that the suit was run by Warner Brothers. ” This ruling will set a precedent that will allow other authors to either block, or squeeze money out of anyone who writes such books. ”

Whether or not the original author ever plans on making their own.

That’s the most damning point.

Even if they never ever would have created one on their own .. no one else can either.
Another way of corporate control of information.

note that the suit was run by Warner Brothers.

]]> By: Rekrul http://www.p2pnet.net/story/16961/comment-page-1#comment-768878 Rekrul Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:36:11 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/16961#comment-768878 Because of this ruling, publishers will now be much more hesitant to put out reference books that complement others' work. Remember the Star Trek Technical Manuals? The guide books for various software packages? TV show "companion" books? This ruling will set a precedent that will allow other authors to either block, or squeeze money out of anyone who writes such books. Because of this ruling, publishers will now be much more hesitant to put out reference books that complement others’ work. Remember the Star Trek Technical Manuals? The guide books for various software packages? TV show “companion” books? This ruling will set a precedent that will allow other authors to either block, or squeeze money out of anyone who writes such books.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/16961/comment-page-1#comment-768544 Reader's Write Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:01:03 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/16961#comment-768544 Hmm i actually don't think there's anything particularly wrong with what she's done, an online reference is great and all, but once someone starts making money off of someone else's work (even if they've put in some work of their own), that should really be where the line is drawn. For instance we're all backing up the guy who invented the i-pod but got no money out of it, but when it comes to someone "with money" they don't deserve the same level of defence against their works being plundered? I think sharing of info, in whatever form, movies, books, music, (anything basically), is ok as long as the person distributing them is not making money off of them. In that sense P2P sharing is great and all, and I do agree with the fact that the music industry is wrong to count each download as a lost sale, wouldn't you agree though that if people actually started reselling music en masse it would be wrong? Hmm i actually don’t think there’s anything particularly wrong with what she’s done, an online reference is great and all, but once someone starts making money off of someone else’s work (even if they’ve put in some work of their own), that should really be where the line is drawn. For instance we’re all backing up the guy who invented the i-pod but got no money out of it, but when it comes to someone “with money” they don’t deserve the same level of defence against their works being plundered? I think sharing of info, in whatever form, movies, books, music, (anything basically), is ok as long as the person distributing them is not making money off of them. In that sense P2P sharing is great and all, and I do agree with the fact that the music industry is wrong to count each download as a lost sale, wouldn’t you agree though that if people actually started reselling music en masse it would be wrong?

]]> By: Hippie http://www.p2pnet.net/story/16961/comment-page-1#comment-767862 Hippie Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:02:11 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/16961#comment-767862 I hope she writes something new, and others like me refuse to buy it. Not another dime for Rowling from my family .. ever. All because she might someday get around to writing her own lexicon ..eventually ..and would go 'broke' if she ever eventually got around to maybe writing it. I hope she writes something new, and others like me refuse to buy it.
Not another dime for Rowling from my family .. ever.

All because she might someday get around to writing her own lexicon ..eventually ..and
would go ‘broke’ if she ever eventually got around to maybe writing it.

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