Sunday, April 20, 2008

Suing for Copyright Issues or to be a Bully?

Apparently, J.K. Rowling went to court to prevent a book called The Harry Potter Lexicon from being published. This book was only going to have 10,000 copies printed. Why would she bother to go to court to prevent this book from being published? She says she is also planning a Harry Potter encyclopedia, and thinks that she wouldn't have the heart to continue if the book is published, probably because she thinks it wouldn't sell well because another one exists. But that is just stupid. The Lexicon wouldn't have enough copies to become too popular. Besides, it would only help the sale of her encyclopedia. If people love that book, they would want another one. If they think the book is crap, they would buy hers expecting it to be better.
I also read that she teared up when she was on the stand. England would have a new lake if she saw the amount of unauthorized books and fanfiction about her series. J.K. is just selfish. She can't stand the thought of having someone else's name associated with her amazing series. I sure hope I don't get sued for using the HP word in this blog without J.K. Rowling's permission.

Saturday, April 19, 2008

MC Not Going to Prom

OK, I read this article on Aol Red saying that Miley Cyrus wasn't going to prom, since she would be filming her movie then. I understand that she wouldn't care if she went since she doesn't have a date, all of the guys would be intimidated by her, and all the girls would be jealous of her. She would have a miserable time. But the thing I am wondering about is the fact that Miley is 15. She would be either a freshman or sophomore! So why would she be worrying about prom, when she isn't even old enough! Maybe she skipped a few grades? I would think that it would be common knowledge if she skipped grades, since the paparazzi have practically released every other detail about her life. Maybe her high school is weird, and has a special sophomore prom. But then why is there an article about her missing her prom, if she has two more years to go to a prom? This is a question that can be answered like a Tootsie Pop ad: the world may never know.