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Originally Posted by Gryffindor girl Yes....but surely he should have asked her permission before any announcement about publishing was ...

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Yes....but surely he should have asked her permission before any announcement about publishing was made....
I don't know about the legal rights and wrongs - it's just good manners!!!!
True. But the right side doesn't always win.
You just reminded me of an old discussion and I had to go digging.
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Barbie ® has found that she cannot sue people who make offensive parodies. The Barbie phenomenon has become so deeply a part of our common culture that it already is, in a way, in the public domain. The judge said that, "With Barbie, Mattel created not just a toy but a cultural icon," that "With fame often comes unwanted attention," that social commentary is protected by the U.S. constitution, and that "The parties are advised to chill." (BBC NEWS | Americas | Barbie loses battle over bimbo image)

How might the Barbie case law be relevant to Harry Potter? Has, or will, Harry become as much a part of our culture as Barbie?
I hope this new case doesn't go that way.
The point is just that it's not as simple as it seems. I wouldn't try to predict.
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I hope this new case doesn't go that way.
The point is just that it's not as simple as it seems. I wouldn't try to predict.
Yah! I was just thinking that exact same thing.
I mean ... Steve is just like us an obsessed FAN~ with excellent Librarian Skills.
But, just because Harry has become a 21st century cultural icon it doesn't give anyone the right to take it and use it to develop another body of work for profit!
Harry Potter is only 9 years old ...(as opposed to Barbie now 40) and JK is alive aand very much compose mentus and she is saying ...NO , I don't want your help!
I feel bad for Steve but, I hope JK wins.
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Yah! I was just thinking that exact same thing.
I mean ... Steve is just like us an obsessed FAN~ with excellent Librarian Skills.
But, just because Harry has become a 21st century cultural icon it doesn't give anyone the right to take it and use it to develop another body of work for profit!
Harry Potter is only 9 years old ...(as opposed to Barbie now 40) and JK is alive aand very much compose mentus and she is saying ...NO , I don't want your help!
I feel bad for Steve but, I hope JK wins.
I completely agree.
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Yah! I was just thinking that exact same thing.
I mean ... Steve is just like us an obsessed FAN~ with excellent Librarian Skills.
But, just because Harry has become a 21st century cultural icon it doesn't give anyone the right to take it and use it to develop another body of work for profit!
Harry Potter is only 9 years old ...(as opposed to Barbie now 40) and JK is alive aand very much compose mentus and she is saying ...NO , I don't want your help!
I feel bad for Steve but, I hope JK wins.
That is SO true, Shirli.
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NEW YORK (AP) — For a time, "Harry Potter" superfan Steven Vander Ark seemed to be living a geeky dream.
I wish combine these threads. Any objections?
And to collect any others that fit this theme.

(And to delete this post when I'm done.)
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