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(Anonymous)
2008-03-26 03:25 am UTC (link)

Steve posted a comment in the 2-27-08 What's New comment section:

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Steve wrote:

No, I never thought that the fansite award gave permission to print a book. Anyone who is saying that I thought it did never got that from me. I have never said that nor would I.

What I did think was that the award indicated that Rowling was aware of the Lexicon site and of its content and didn’t have copyright issues with it.

Other facts reinforced my belief that the content was known to and okay by Rowling and her lawyers:

- David Heyman, producer of the films, told me that they use the Lexicon “almost every day”

- the Electronic Arts Studio in Guildford, England, has printouts from the Lexicon all over their walls

- Rowling’s own lawyer, Neil Blair, has interacted with me on several occasions about content and I’ve removed or not published anything that asked for

I had every reason to believe that they would have no problem with a book which uses content that they’d clearly approved of.

Steve

— March 25, 2008 @ 6:17 pm

	insanitys_place 2008-03-26 03:30 am UTC (link)
	A part of me wishes he never stops talking. His logic just keeps on getting better and better. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	emiweebee 2008-03-26 03:32 am UTC (link)
	smacks him upside the head (Reply to this)(Parent)

	blackmamba 2008-03-26 03:34 am UTC (link)
	How is it possible that he STILL doesn't know the difference between his free-to-use website and selling a book version of it for his own personal gain?! It's the profit, stupid. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

(Anonymous)
2008-03-26 03:42 am UTC (link)

Maybe it's the part of him that things one, vague e-mail to JKR's agent = contacting all of JKR's people he could to get permission?

Or the part of him that thinks letting RDR ask about copyright issues and not getting it in writing = him talking to multiple copyright experts before he even met RDR?

Or even the part that thinks insulting one of JKR's editors in a public place = good working relationship with JKR's people.

As all y'all say, it's certainly not Earth Logic.

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	lilychan 2008-03-26 04:32 am UTC (link)
	It's possible he's either in major denial or he's trying to cover up his tracks by making up excuses. ... I prefer the latter. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	(Anonymous) 2008-03-26 04:01 am UTC (link)
	Here's the link to it...for at least as long as the comments aren't deleted, that is. ;) http://www.hp-lexicon.org/comments/?comments_popup=255 (Sorry if this doesn't turn into a link. I don't know how to do that.) (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hylarn 2008-03-26 08:51 am UTC (link)
	Anonymice can't post links, so don't worry about it. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	lilychan 2008-03-26 04:29 am UTC (link)
	This is all I'm getting from that: Steve: GAIZ. JKR'S BFFS LIKE MY STUFF AND USES IT. IT'S TOTALLY OK! WHY WON'T U BELIEVE ME? Plus, the only possible reason why JKR used the website at all? I can't imagine how much notes she had written up on just one book. Why get a papercut when you can just use the internet? D: ~~Besides for porn, obviously.~~ (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	kosaginolegion 2008-03-26 04:41 am UTC (link)
	Note to self: When finally managing to make it as a published author, create own personal database and avoid relying on fan databases as resources. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)