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Publisher Renames 'Katie.com'

Posted by michael on from the advance-in-a-retrograde-direction dept.

twigstamc420 writes "In an update to stories posted the previous two days on Slashdot, Penguin Putnam publishing has issued a press release stating that they have re-named the title of Katie.com to 'A Girl's Life Online'. Press release (pdf) found on their press page."

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  1. Re:Typical Face Saving -'Not Our Fault' Retreat by josh3736 · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Something that a lot of people seem to be missing out on is that this is not entirely the publisher's evildoing.

    Yes, they might be the ones that said "huh.... katie.com is already in use.... Fuck it, we'll use it anyway!"

    But they aren't the ones sending the lawyers after Katie Jones. Katie Tarbox, the author, is sending the lawayers after the other Katie.

    I can almost forgive using katie.com. It is inexcusable for the author to send the lawyers after someone who has the legal rights to the domain.

  2. Every effort? by Rev.+Rudolf · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "We have made every effort to clarify the fact that Plume's book, Katie.com, and the website, Katie.com, are not in any way associated with one another."

    Personally I would have thought that "every effort" would have included going to the effort of not calling the book that in the first place.

    Still, a small victory. Behold, Geek Power! :-)

  3. Re:Her own announement by icedivr · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Well.... what else was she supposed to say? "I'm sorry my bullying attempts got exposed to the light of day and yall called me on it"?

    I guess I'm just cynical but I doubt Katie T's lawyer would have pursued the domain name without the ok of Ms Tarbox. That makes her complicit in the attorney's actions. At this point it's just damage control.

  4. Re:New address by bostonkarl · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "Additionally, please also understand that while I have worked with Parry Aftab, she is not my lawyer, and I never asked anyone to speak with Ms. Jones about her website. I hope that the book's title change and my apologies to Ms. Jones will resolve this issue. For more information, please read the press release below." Well, then, who is Parry Aftab working for?