i think everything has been written about at one time or another. if card is so convinced that his work was stolen, why doesn't he let the courts decide instead of whining about it?
Yup Bannister got the point.
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Yup Bannister got the point.
Yes. Some people just hate it when successful people think the law doesn't apply to them.
Captain Faramir
Super Freak
He's not even stealing her ideas; he's simply creating a reference work to make reading her books easier. As a writer, she should be tremendously flattered by that--generally reference works are not done for most authors, but only those who are in the upper echelons of the literary community where people actually invest scholarly interest in their works. The moment her work starts to take on a degree of scholarly significance she ruins it because of greed and money. How sad for her! If these are the kinds of troubles she's creating for herself, she must be a very unhappy person. It's such a petty issue.
Shropt
Super Freak
Yes. Some people just hate it when successful people think the law doesn't apply to them.
No. Copyright and public domain laws are soon proving to be outdated.
I compare this lawsuit to the situation that will soon arise where Disney characters will soon be public. What will happen when everyone can use Mickey Mouse and Goofy on any product they want?
Darth Madden
You Are A Tooooooy!!!
Yes. Some people just hate it when successful people think the law doesn't apply to them.
There are a lot of people who think the laws don't apply to them... rich and poor. I just don't see why she can't try to keep her product in her hands... even if it seems a little petty
Captain Faramir
Super Freak
But as I understand it, this is a reference work, something meant to facilitate the reading and study of the novels themselves. If such is the case, then she's really hindering the scholarly approval she wants so badly. The more people write about her books, the more they become accepted as serious literary works. By hoarding the right to do that herself, she prevents the serious criticisms of her works which would someday solidify them as important literary achievements and not just children's adventure novels. I just don't get why people always get so caught up in money issues. There are so many more important things in life to worry about.
Sick Boy 82
Super Freak
Who cares about Mickey and Goofy? I only care about Wall-E, Woody and Buzz!!!!
And this is not the same instance that is a marketing and copyright issue. If someone was creating a scholarly work about the history of the characters, that would be a completely different story.
Darth Madden
You Are A Tooooooy!!!
I guess I can see as long as he isn't trying to write another book or somehow redo the characters or stories than it does seem pretty dumb to fight so hard against it. She has made this book more famous and they may need to bump up the printing run now.
Darth Madden
You Are A Tooooooy!!!
Did you even read the link?
Nope, I didn't. Somebody said he was writing a reference book to go along with the books. That's what I was commenting on.
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I see. Well there you go. You have a thread about a linked article, you should prolly read the article before commenting, but whatever.
Darth Madden
You Are A Tooooooy!!!
Why in the hell would I want to waste time actually reading the article. I don't want the facts to get in the way of what I want to say.
Well in that case... 
Fubeca
Cage Fighter
They all ripped me off!!! 
Movies are different. You would be needing things like logos and pics from the movies which are all under copywrite as well. Its a totally different species.
If you could write one that didn't use any logo's/screen shots/etc... yeah, why not?
If you could write one that didn't use any logo's/screen shots/etc... yeah, why not?
Darth Caedus
Formerly Congerking
In actuality, Rowling should be sued by Tolkien. Without him, there would be no fantasy novels.........
Captain Faramir
Super Freak
But then he in turn could be sued by the ancients for ripping off Beowulf, Norse mythology, ancient texts, and every archetype ever identified by mankind. Honestly, there are some principles behind writing stories that you can't take credit for! Some writers want personal recognition for using those archetypal patterns and elements that have been in play since history began. Yeah let's give credit where credit is due, but not if it incurs debts to those writers who aren't exactly the banks of literary originality.
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