Author responds to J.D. Salinger lawsuit to stop US publication of novel
source: http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/16/author-responds-to-salinger-lawsuit/?hp
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Denica_Cassandra
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if a body sues a body for comin through the rye.... lol
- 2 years ago
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Denica_Cassandra
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disorderdis0rder
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I think it was all just part of an elaborate plan to draw Salinger out from hermitude.
- 2 years ago
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disorderdis0rder
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bombastinator
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Well it's fiction, not a piece of literary criticism, and it's title bills it as a sequel. From the descriptions in the article I'd say it has a lot in common with fan fiction. I'd say the guy is trying to jump through a legal loop hole. Whether he succeeds or not may have an impact on the fanfic community.
- 2 years ago
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bombastinator
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jh64487
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bombastinator:
that's an interesting point, britains already done this with rowling i believe. possibly before but that's the one i can think of
but is there such precedence in america?
- 2 years ago
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jh64487
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bombastinator
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bombastinator:
Fan fiction is gigantic. Pick just about any famous TV, movie, rpg video game, or book series. Star wars, star trek, even Pokemon for gods sake. It's got it's own magazines, terminology and genres, some of them very very odd.
The term "mary sue", now a literary criticism term is from star trek fanfic.
- 2 years ago
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bombastinator
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Nettle
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Hmm, I haven't read '60 Years Later' but it sounds to me like he's not trying to leech success off of 'Catcher in the Rye', but expound upon it's themes and explore them. I think Mr. Salinger is overreacting.
- 2 years ago
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Nettle
