Zanth
SHAman who knew of Head-Fi ten years prior to its existence
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I was hoping for some emoticon so I knew you were being sarcastic!
I don't agree with perpetual copyrights but certainly here she is well within her rights and since HP is not that old, I figure yeah, sure sue if you have to based on principle. Do I personally think she should have? No. I think she should have been thrilled some OCD fan took the time to painstakingly reference anything and everything there is to know about HP. In fact, I'd wager he knows more than she does, at least at his fingertips.
I would have liked to know they had struck a deal. He knew the consequences though going on, even with her "praise."
Now, as for her writing? I'm not a fan, it's pretty well trash in my mind, but comparing her to Dan Brown is like comparing Bach with Britney Spears (and Spears doesn't write her own music! See how bad this is!) Dan Brown may well be the worst author ever. I too read his books because so many were reading it and stating it was the bees knees. Bleh. Every single person who loved these books, I lost quite a bit of respect for them. I wasted a day reading every one of his novels because each time I would finish, I would be told "no no, they get better as you go!" Heh, no, no they don't. They get much worse, oooh so much worse.
Dan Brown should never be permitted to publish again and having anyone read that should be considered a form of mental torture. No, seriously, I must have lost more than a few brain cells reading that utter crap. HP though, those books have kids reading and reading LOTS. Not only are htey reading the series which as I'm told, each novel gets bigger and bigger, the kids are branching out and reading other series. This is positive in my mind. Unlike Duggeh, I think Tolkien was a master and he wasn't writing to impress anyone. He was writing to create a world for his children in the way he knew how. Being a linguist...that means quite a lot of dry parts and being a hobbiest historian...that means pages of details. Regardless, the language used, the themes and the rich characters keeps people thinking. Good stuff!
Anyhow, copyright...she was right legally. Morally she was too given the law, but in an ideal world, no way.
| Originally Posted by Nocturnal310 /img/forum/go_quote.gif I dont understand how the idea of a Rich boy travelling all his life on a Broomstick still amuse people in year 2008.. She's making money by fooling emo & sissy kids.. if u wanna read good fiction then Dan Brown is your answer |
I was hoping for some emoticon so I knew you were being sarcastic!
I don't agree with perpetual copyrights but certainly here she is well within her rights and since HP is not that old, I figure yeah, sure sue if you have to based on principle. Do I personally think she should have? No. I think she should have been thrilled some OCD fan took the time to painstakingly reference anything and everything there is to know about HP. In fact, I'd wager he knows more than she does, at least at his fingertips.
I would have liked to know they had struck a deal. He knew the consequences though going on, even with her "praise."
Now, as for her writing? I'm not a fan, it's pretty well trash in my mind, but comparing her to Dan Brown is like comparing Bach with Britney Spears (and Spears doesn't write her own music! See how bad this is!) Dan Brown may well be the worst author ever. I too read his books because so many were reading it and stating it was the bees knees. Bleh. Every single person who loved these books, I lost quite a bit of respect for them. I wasted a day reading every one of his novels because each time I would finish, I would be told "no no, they get better as you go!" Heh, no, no they don't. They get much worse, oooh so much worse.
Dan Brown should never be permitted to publish again and having anyone read that should be considered a form of mental torture. No, seriously, I must have lost more than a few brain cells reading that utter crap. HP though, those books have kids reading and reading LOTS. Not only are htey reading the series which as I'm told, each novel gets bigger and bigger, the kids are branching out and reading other series. This is positive in my mind. Unlike Duggeh, I think Tolkien was a master and he wasn't writing to impress anyone. He was writing to create a world for his children in the way he knew how. Being a linguist...that means quite a lot of dry parts and being a hobbiest historian...that means pages of details. Regardless, the language used, the themes and the rich characters keeps people thinking. Good stuff!
Anyhow, copyright...she was right legally. Morally she was too given the law, but in an ideal world, no way.
