Saturday, February 9, 2008

Fair Use, Copyright and Rowling

In an article which focusses on Warner Bros. Entertainment and J. K. Rowling v. RDR Books and refers to Ms. Rowling as a ‘copyright hog’, Joe Nocera speaks of how the author has been trying to extend the scope of copyright protection beyond the bounds which the law recognises.He ends by saying:
“During my conversation with her representative, Mr. Blair, he pointed me to Ms. Rowling’s Web site, suggesting that would be the best place to find her response to the RDR Books case and the Harry Potter Lexicon. “You have our permission to quote from her Web site,” he said.I already have that right, Mr. Blair. But thanks anyway.”
Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/09/business/09nocera.html?_r=1&ref=business&pagewanted=all

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