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J.K. Rowling is suing the publisher of the Harry Potter Lexicon. As much as I'm annoyed by overzealous prosecution of copyright infringement, she's got a point. It's not scholarly, it contains no analysis or additional material, it's just her books repackaged alphabetically. Plus, she says, she was gonna do that, so they can't.

The reason I'm posting, though, is because of one of Rowling's statements in the complaint:

"I am extremely appreciative of the support both I and the Harry Potter books have received from the fan community. I enjoy and encourage the free flow of ideas, creativity, commentary, and discussion of the Harry Potter books, including on free-of-charge fan websites, even if it has meant allowing these fan sites to reference copyrighted Harry Potter materials or to create derivative works such as fan fiction or art."

She does appreciate her zealous fans! (Though she doesn't seem to like this fanfic thing, at least she tolerates it.) She's not trying to punish them for liking her books! Would that all authors had (or at least feigned having) her respect for her fanbase, for without them, etc., etc.