You can’t demand that no other media competes with your work in order for you to maintain royalties.
It’s like saying anyone releasing a fantasy movie is undermining the Harry Potter movies actors’ royalties because on some level a fantasy movie may decrease demand for the Harry Potter movies.
These types of arguments do not inspire confidence in the anti-Rowling camp (and there are definitely things Rowling can be criticized for).
I will note that I was just guessing at what the argument was, I don’t really see it as taking royalties away, but as a cash grab, cashing in on nostalgia. I mean each book a season? Ok… sure this is like ‘the hobbit’ being made 3 films.
Though it wouldn’t surprise me all that much if evidence came out ms Rowling really pitched it to try and keep the paycheck from the three from the movie. They have been somewhat vocal about their disagreements with her ‘takes’
Ok I skimmed it, very boring to have to em list who’s playing what because I don’t care.
Your argument is any other fantasy movie, but this is a retelling of the same damn shit. It’s like if you were to come along and write a series of books about uhh…. Bald jugley, the boy wizard. You know, the evil wizard tried to kill him and now he and two other misfit students take on the forces of evil, the first book will be bald jugley and the stick of long life! And then be annoyed that you were taken to copyright claims…
I agree it’s a bit of a stretch to say you directly taking royalties from the original movies but come on.
Also, fuck off with the ‘this argument doesn’t inspire confidence in the anti-Rowling blah blah’ if a stretch argument on a new series directly retreading the same damn stories makes you forget about what a piece of shit jkkkr is, then were you really ever in that camp?
That’s not how this works.
You can’t demand that no other media competes with your work in order for you to maintain royalties.
It’s like saying anyone releasing a fantasy movie is undermining the Harry Potter movies actors’ royalties because on some level a fantasy movie may decrease demand for the Harry Potter movies.
These types of arguments do not inspire confidence in the anti-Rowling camp (and there are definitely things Rowling can be criticized for).
I will note that I was just guessing at what the argument was, I don’t really see it as taking royalties away, but as a cash grab, cashing in on nostalgia. I mean each book a season? Ok… sure this is like ‘the hobbit’ being made 3 films.
Though it wouldn’t surprise me all that much if evidence came out ms Rowling really pitched it to try and keep the paycheck from the three from the movie. They have been somewhat vocal about their disagreements with her ‘takes’
Ok I skimmed it, very boring to have to em list who’s playing what because I don’t care.
Your argument is any other fantasy movie, but this is a retelling of the same damn shit. It’s like if you were to come along and write a series of books about uhh…. Bald jugley, the boy wizard. You know, the evil wizard tried to kill him and now he and two other misfit students take on the forces of evil, the first book will be bald jugley and the stick of long life! And then be annoyed that you were taken to copyright claims…
I agree it’s a bit of a stretch to say you directly taking royalties from the original movies but come on.
Also, fuck off with the ‘this argument doesn’t inspire confidence in the anti-Rowling blah blah’ if a stretch argument on a new series directly retreading the same damn stories makes you forget about what a piece of shit jkkkr is, then were you really ever in that camp?
Pointing out an incoherent arguement (built around the financial compensation of rather wealthy actors) does not make me a Rowling supporter.
I am in neither camp. I don’t see what this has to do with my OP.
Cool.
That’s…. It the same thing? Fine I’ll read the article and figure out what the series is.