Web 2.0 and Copyrights

It looks like the same group of people who brought J.K. Rowling to the reign of publishing royalty is now causing her problems. A fan, Steve Vander Ark, started his own website with interactive elements covering every facet of the beloved books (and yes I’ll admit it– a book series I’ve never read). And now he intends to publish a reference encyclopedia with RDR Books capitalizing on his own vast collections via his online portal. This is a tricky one. One commenter equates Rowlings suit against Ark as having “‘blog-slapped’ him.” I kind of love that phrase.