Plagiarism is when someone uses my material without using quotes
The lack of quotes in the book was her biggest complaint during her testimony.
Rowling is a) playing for sympathy "I don't know if I'd have the strength to go on"
Well, IMO she's always been a huge emotional roller coaster. It's not like SVA's tears on the stand weren't a play for sympathys as well.
The reason she never minded the website was that he wasn't making money off it and it. She objects to the idea of him making money off her words. Not her ideas, her words. Plus in a great number of instances he gets information wrong. She quoted a few places where his logic was completely off because, she says, he doesn't do any research.
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Re: Plagiarism vs. copyright infringement
Date: 2008-04-20 06:50 pm (UTC)The lack of quotes in the book was her biggest complaint during her testimony.
Rowling is a) playing for sympathy "I don't know if I'd have the strength to go on"
Well, IMO she's always been a huge emotional roller coaster. It's not like SVA's tears on the stand weren't a play for sympathys as well.
The reason she never minded the website was that he wasn't making money off it and it. She objects to the idea of him making money off her words. Not her ideas, her words. Plus in a great number of instances he gets information wrong. She quoted a few places where his logic was completely off because, she says, he doesn't do any research.
I really recommend heading the redaction of her testimony. It's here: http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2008/4/15/first-day-of-jkr-wb-vs-rdr-books-trial
It looks like they reached a partial settlement on the trial as well in case RDR wins they have to remove all mention of JKR including her words of praise for the website but they CI is still on the table and will probably be appealed all the way up to the Supreme Court. Here: http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2008/4/17/jkr-wb-vs-rdr-books-trial-day-three-a-partial-settlement-reached-wsj-law-blogger-dan-slater-speaks-to-ip-expert