I really love Orson Scott Card's work, (I also love JKR's work) but I have to say that his argument confuses two legal principles, and thus doesn't work (and yes, I am a real lawyer, not an "internet lawyer").:) I actually was writing a post about that when I found this reference to his article (while Googling to see if he'd commented on the case before).
In case anyone's interested in what is amiss with what OSC is saying, here's why it doesn't work: http://foresthouse.livejournal.com/463201.html
Please note I am not saying that JKR will definitely win, here. But the lawsuit isn't frivolous, and his argument as to why she's a hypocrite is completely wrong.
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I really love Orson Scott Card's work, (I also love JKR's work) but I have to say that his argument confuses two legal principles, and thus doesn't work (and yes, I am a real lawyer, not an "internet lawyer"). :) I actually was writing a post about that when I found this reference to his article (while Googling to see if he'd commented on the case before).
In case anyone's interested in what is amiss with what OSC is saying, here's why it doesn't work: http://foresthouse.livejournal.com/463201.html
Please note I am not saying that JKR will definitely win, here. But the lawsuit isn't frivolous, and his argument as to why she's a hypocrite is completely wrong.