HP Lexicon Ruling Will Not Kill Fandom

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	HP Lexicon Ruling Will Not Kill Fandom

aerynvala

9-10-2008 5:09 AM

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harry potter, fandom, legal

aerynvala says:

The Lexicon book did too much verbatim copying and paraphrasing, so it’s not excused under fair use and it’s an infringement of JKR/WB’s rights as copyright holders. Tranformative works are cool; this transformative work isn't so cool.

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