I mean yahoo just posted the article about how she is trying to sue some Indians who are making a replica of her Hogwarts school. They only want to model it and have some fun on their religious holiday and have no means of profiting from it. And she wants app. $50,000?!? Why? Does that mean if I make a cake in Mickey Mouse's image I should have to pay Disney Co. money too?
If I were her I would be honored for them to build something base on what I've had already made millions and millions on. It would be different if they were trying to sell it.
Your thoughts please.
2007-10-11 19:49:23 · 13 answers · asked by tofu 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
If you read the article at The Scotsman - http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1629072007 - I think you'll see that the driving force behind it is J.K. Rowlings' lawyers and Warner Brothers. I suppose legally they have a right, but personally I think it could have been handled a bit better.
Making a Mickey Mouse cake wouldn't be on a par; I think you'd have to build a replica of the Magic Kingdom (or something like that) to make a comparison.
With something the size of that, I suppose it would be the right thing to do to get permission. As I said, though, I believe it should have been handled better and not made to look like a money-grubbing operation on the part of J.K. Rowlings and co.
Wouldn't it have been better to have made them pay A SMALL AMOUNT (perhaps labeling it a fine for failing to gain proper permission beforehand) to get an official okay for this project instead of suing?
2007-10-11 20:02:25 · answer #1 · answered by ck1 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
When I read the article, my first question was this: why are they building a replica of Hogwarts and the Titanic for a religious ceremony?
I guess I was particularly confused about the Titanic: are they trying to contact the souls of the people who lost their lives in 1912, or are they just fans of James Cameron? And if they are fans of James Cameron, why not build a replica of an alien from "Aliens" instead?
But I didn't think JK Rowling sounded greedy; I just assumed that she wasn't the only one involved in the suing. Although... it would be nice if she, say, donated that money to support a struggling writer or two for awhile.
2007-10-11 20:48:42 · answer #2 · answered by Roald Ellsworth 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I don't think she is greedy. She has created a world through her books, and is entitled to make sure that others do not profit from her imagination with out due compensation.
Even if this festival is non-profit, she has to make sure that the organizers do not sell the marquee to someone who could use it to make money from it.
My guess is that the money will be just leverage to make the organizers deal with her and Bloomsbury. I wouldn't be surprised if the resolution won't be something like an official acknowledgment that the marquee is take from her work, is used with her permission and an understanding that it will be totally destroyed afterwards.
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2007-10-12 02:49:17 · answer #3 · answered by WolverLini 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What funds grubbing pocket. Rowling has a copyright, and Hogwarts is portion of that copyright. maximum be certain's throwing Harry Potter themed birthday activities are likely to bypass out and purchase each and each and every of the Harry Potter celebration merchandise, which is going to be coated by using the copyright and consequently by using procuring the fabrics they're paying royalties for the prospect to apply Harry Potter for his or her children. Had the organizers approached Rowling and requested permission first to finish that, issues could were different. yet we are not getting the completed tale the following.
2016-10-09 01:59:29 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When she started writing about HP and Hogwarts she was literally one step away from having to be a prostitute to feed her kids. Her idea and her creativity brought it all alive for us. If you use her idea in any way you owe her something by law. Had they written her and asked first she would have certainly said yes. She is a very nice lady. I have met her on two separate occasions and she is very kind; however, she is protective of her world and with good reason she created it. It was a lot of work and it is hers. If you want to use it you must get permission that may or may not include a fee. That is the law world wide!
2007-10-11 20:07:52 · answer #5 · answered by Coasty 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
it might not be actually HER sueing them. it's probably Warner Brothers or her publishers. it wouldn't make sense for a woman who has more money than the Queen herself to be suing for something so silly, especially when it's something that is celebrating her creation and not making a profit from it. it's entirely out of character for her. i doubt it's actually her.
she updates her website frequently. i'm sure there will be an explanation from her on there soon. keep checking. it's http://www.jkrowling.com.
2007-10-11 21:30:49 · answer #6 · answered by ♥ it's katie 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I just saw this on the news. I think it's obscene. She's one of the richest women in the world, and here she is trying to bleed money out of a third world country. If I were them, I'd just change one thing, which wouldn't make it at all illegal. It's disgusting how horrible people can be!
2007-10-11 19:57:49 · answer #7 · answered by Saoirse 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I don't know but I am not impressed by her books. Other people have done it better and not made a fortune. I am not an admirer of rich people because they are too focussed on dollars.
2007-10-11 20:03:13 · answer #8 · answered by jenesuispasunnombre 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It seems quite greedy BUT you've only heard one side of the story. For all you know, her lawyers could be doing all the talking and you know what lawyers are like...
All I'm saying is don't judge until you've seen the entire picture.
2007-10-11 20:03:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
Yes that would be unwise of her. Unless the Indians would claim that it is their creation or it is originally their idea right ? Why would she make a fuss over it? How greedy she could get. As if it is stolen from her.
2007-10-11 19:56:15 · answer #10 · answered by awut 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋