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The SPOILERIFIC Ask Robert Wolfe Thread-The Series, in General
Shiggy:
Hey Robert, I know your busy, and we keep slamming you with questions, but I just wanted to reask about my transcript. Can I post it online as long as I have the "written by, directed by, etc" attached to the transcript? Or is that still considered copywrite infringement?
Robert Wolfe:
--- Quote from: Shiggy on January 27, 2007, 04:40:56 AM ---Hey Robert, I know your busy, and we keep slamming you with questions, but I just wanted to reask about my transcript. Can I post it online as long as I have the "written by, directed by, etc" attached to the transcript? Or is that still considered copywrite infringement?
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Errr, actually, pretty sure that would be copyright infringement. The publishing rights to the script belong to the original writer, in this case Peter Egan. I've published a few of my own scripts online, but since I hold the publishing rights, I can do that. I don't think anyone else can, especially not without permission, even if it's a recreated transcript. You could certainly quote sections of the script for commentary, review, or discussion, since that's fair use. But publishing a transcript of the entire thing sounds iffy.
NOTE: I am not a lawyer and am not licensed to practice law in the U.S. or Canada.
Robert Wolfe:
--- Quote from: Mickey Finn on January 25, 2007, 06:43:59 PM ---Robert...in the books, Harry tends to use words to focus his magic, like Forzare and FlambegoFlicim Bicus ...will we see any of that, or was that tossed aside due to non-book readers not being able to tell that he's perverting using latin?
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It was decided not to use "magic words" since it felt too reminiscent of Harry Potter.
--- Quote ---Will those type of spells even be in the series, or is that what you meant when you said there will be less magic being tossed around?
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There will definitely still be spells, including flying staffs and fire blasts and such. Just not with the words.
--- Quote ---And do we ever get to hear Blackthorne deliver the infamous line "Stupid latin correspondence course...?"
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Well, Bob rips him for his horrible French at one point, so it's certainly possible.
--- Quote ---Because I have a sneaking feeling he'd nail it.
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Me too.
Robert Wolfe:
--- Quote from: NightHawk on January 27, 2007, 01:31:27 AM ---When do we get to see Harry's Office?
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You've seen it, oh Great Grognard of the Internet. It's a storefront attached to his apartment, which is a walkdown in back and at street level by the time you get to the front.
And for the record, there is an Elmal. There has always been an Elmal. Everything you know about Yelmalio is a lie. Thank you for playing.
Priscellie:
--- Quote from: Robert Wolfe on January 27, 2007, 05:12:21 PM ---It was decided not to use "magic words" since it felt too reminiscent of Harry Potter. There will definitely still be spells, including flying staffs and fire blasts and such. Just not with the words.
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That just makes me sad. It's not like Potter is the first wizard to use spellwords. It's times like these that make me almost wish you guys *had* changed Harry's name to Erik for the TV show, so people would be less inclined to make comparisons between the two series. I'm amazed that the Potter books are having such a (in this fan's view) detrimental effect on the Dresden TV series. Yay spells and flying staffs and fire blasts, but... man. I'm going to miss that aspect of the books.
--- Quote from: Robert Wolfe on January 27, 2007, 05:17:07 PM ---
--- Quote from: NightHawk on January 27, 2007, 01:31:27 AM ---When do we get to see Harry's Office?
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You've seen it, oh Great Grognard of the Internet. It's a storefront attached to his apartment, which is a walkdown in back and at street level by the time you get to the front.
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Coolness! Ooh, I like.
--- Quote from: Robert Wolfe on January 27, 2007, 05:17:07 PM ---And for the record, there is an Elmal. There has always been an Elmal. Everything you know about Yelmalio is a lie. Thank you for playing.
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Okay, even after googling, I'm still stumped. Care to let the unenlightened among us in on the joke? :D
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