I just posted about that in the fic thread. The WSJ has posted the judge's opinion.
You got fired, and you still hang around here like a big loser. Why can't he?
Cordelia ,'Chosen'
Natter 60: Gone In 60 Seconds
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Dana - Sep 08, 2008 10:16:47 am PDT #7783 of 10003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
amych - Sep 08, 2008 10:21:27 am PDT #7784 of 10003
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Dear Help Service Desk:
"The Link to X doesn't point to Y" isn't really a problem, now is it?
Steph L. - Sep 08, 2008 10:43:15 am PDT #7785 of 10003
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Pour into pie shell.
Just to clarify -- this is while the shell is still unbaked?
Cashmere - Sep 08, 2008 10:46:25 am PDT #7786 of 10003
Now tagless for your comfort.
This recipe calls for an unbaked pie shell. Some call for baked.
Barb, heat the cream up but DON'T scald it or let it boil. Most of the cooking is done in the oven.
Trudy Booth - Sep 08, 2008 11:00:12 am PDT #7787 of 10003
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Hah!
For once my bad bad habit of reading Salon Letters pays off!
Someone just referred to Sarah Palin as "Wolfslayer Barbie".
P.M. Marc - Sep 08, 2008 11:04:20 am PDT #7788 of 10003
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
I've seen Caribou Barbie a lot of places.
Trudy Booth - Sep 08, 2008 11:28:59 am PDT #7789 of 10003
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Wolfslayer sounds all nice and bloody. She comes with a little plane.
Strega - Sep 08, 2008 11:30:44 am PDT #7790 of 10003
The WSJ has posted the judge's opinion.
Interesting. From skimming, it seems like it did come down to how much direct quoting & paraphrasing was in the Lexicon. And given the examples in there, I'd have to agree it was way, way too much. Sheesh.
But he also says
While the Lexicon, in its current state, is not a fair use of the Harry Potter works, reference works that share the Lexicon's purpose of aiding readers of literature generally should be encouraged rather than stifled.
He definitely awarded much less than Rowling & Time Warner were looking for.
Cashmere - Sep 08, 2008 11:32:03 am PDT #7791 of 10003
Now tagless for your comfort.
Question: if You were ating a banana cream and chocolate cream layered pie, which layer would you like to see on top?
Dana - Sep 08, 2008 11:33:38 am PDT #7792 of 10003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
From skimming, it seems like it did come down to how much direct quoting & paraphrasing was in the Lexicon. And given the examples in there, I'd have to agree it was way, way too much. Sheesh.
Yep. Otherwise, he would have been in the clear. The judge agreed that reference works like the Lexicon were generally fair use. SVA just fucked it up.