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arabel ([info]arabel) wrote in [info]fandom_lounge,
@ 2008-04-14 15:44:00
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Current mood:working

Shock News: seemingly balanced report on RDR Books case?
Because it doesn't really warrant a full f_w post, but I thought y'all might be interested...

For those craving a little more information on how JKR vs RDR is being portrayed in the media, Australian newspaper the Sydney Morning Herald has a report online that contains (along with a pretty hilarious pic of Rowling) a seemingly f_w authored take on the whole shenanigans.

JK Rowling takes fan to court

So come on, 'fess up - which one of you works for the SMH?


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[info]youngcurmudgeon
2008-04-14 06:12 am UTC (link)
In court last week, Hammer said Rowling's lawyers did not want Vander Ark in the courtroom while Rowling testifies.

Is that new, or did I miss this in the last Lexicon post? In any case, that picture needs to be macro'd five minutes ago.

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[info]camilla
2008-04-14 06:28 am UTC (link)
Cleo isn't posting yet, she's waiting for the real funny to hit.

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[info]cleolinda
2008-04-14 07:11 am UTC (link)
Yeah, I've collected a few bits that I'm going to post in the morning, and I'll update that post throughout the day as necessary. Although I don't know that we'll hear much, if anything, until court's out for the day.

(The other article I saw was J.K. Rowling to testify against fan.)

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[info]saralina25
2008-04-14 07:19 am UTC (link)
[info]dqbunny called me from work to tell me that. I loled so hard and even forgave her for interrupting the end of Return of the Jedi because dayum. She could not have said "you're kinda creepy" any better.

Re-posted cause I'm good with the grammar thing.

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[info]youngcurmudgeon
2008-04-14 05:54 pm UTC (link)
It's like JKR is Elvis or something. God, I am so excited for this trial.

And speaking of kinda creepy, your icon is win.

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[info]danceswithelvis
2008-04-14 10:28 pm UTC (link)
I may never sit through mass with a straight face again. XD

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[info]lostmahmarbles
2008-04-14 06:25 am UTC (link)
There is a similar (the same?) article on the Wii News Channel.

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[info]camilla
2008-04-14 06:31 am UTC (link)
He said the author felt so personally violated that she made her own comparisons between her seven best-selling novels and the lexicon and was ready to testify about the similarities in dozens of instances.

That doesn't sound like you're friends, Stevie, more like she thinks you're a skank.

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dracothelizard
2008-04-14 07:06 am UTC (link)
VANDER ARK IS FIFTY YEARS OLD?!

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[info]camilla
2008-04-14 07:40 am UTC (link)
You're never too old to be a wanker.

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[info]lidane
2008-04-14 08:18 am UTC (link)
o_O

Doesn't that make him older than JKR?

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[info]rekall
2008-04-14 08:47 am UTC (link)
Yup, she's only 42.

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[info]evilsqueakers
2008-04-14 09:26 am UTC (link)
That's what gave me pause, too. I was like, "WHAT?! Dude's only a couple years younger than my dad. What the fuck?"

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[info]southerngaelic
2008-04-14 09:32 am UTC (link)
D:

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[info]pastri_archy
2008-04-14 03:36 pm UTC (link)
OH MY GOD. I don't know whether that is awesome or sad, but I'll laugh like a loon anyway. AHAHAHAHAHAHA!

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[info]laerwen
2008-04-14 04:19 pm UTC (link)
Yeeeaah. I was yelling at my Wii yesterday when I read that. Scary shit. o.o

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[info]keleri
2008-04-14 05:17 pm UTC (link)
WAIT WHAT. I was *certain* he was around 29 or so. D: D: D:

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[info]vzg
2008-04-14 05:23 pm UTC (link)
He's older than my parents?

...Not cool, Steve. Not cool at all.

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[info]saralina25
2008-04-15 05:40 am UTC (link)
O.O!!! He's older than my mother!

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[info]tinsolitus
2008-04-14 12:05 pm UTC (link)
I can see that pic getting macro'd so bad.

And, I can't be the only one who doubletakes everytime I see Judge Robert Patterson and think Robert Pattinson (Cedric Diggory).

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[info]queencallipygos
2008-04-14 03:18 pm UTC (link)
"NOOO THEY BE STEALIN MY WORDZ"

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[info]tinsolitus
2008-04-14 04:46 pm UTC (link)
I...er...couldn't resist.

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[info]queencallipygos
2008-04-14 04:55 pm UTC (link)
Oh, thank you -- I don't have photoshop so I miss out on a lot of these.

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[info]ms_treesap
2008-04-14 05:45 pm UTC (link)
You don't need Photoshop- just Roflbot.

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[info]sheep_n_wolf
2008-04-14 11:52 pm UTC (link)
How did I not know about this?
Thanks! This will come in handy.

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[info]senor_pinata
2008-04-14 03:03 pm UTC (link)
Oh man, that picture is hilarious in context.

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[info]vzg
2008-04-14 05:28 pm UTC (link)
In his court statement, Vander Ark still sounds like a fan, saying the lexicon "enhances the pleasure of readers of the Potter novels, and deepens their appreciation of Ms Rowling's achievement."

Is it just me, or does saying it that way sound kind of... sexual, in a very "ew" way?

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[info]demonbean
2008-04-14 06:37 pm UTC (link)
...oh, god.

HPLexicon: like lube, in a way?

Now my brain hurts.

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[info]imp
2008-04-15 02:29 am UTC (link)
I totally thought that too. It enhances your pleasure!

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[info]agent_hyatt
2008-04-14 06:32 pm UTC (link)
She also says it fails to include any of the commentary and discussion that enrich the website

I really want a direct quote on this. Not because I don't believe it, but to shove in the faces of people who claim that JKR doesn't tolerate commentary on her books and that's why she's suing RDR.

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