It's the principle of the thing!
Aug. 29th, 2005 08:46 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jeriendhalSo, Steve Austin, a leathermaker who got permission to do limited amounts of Pern related leather goods, expands his operation beyond what Anne McCaffrey believes she agreed to.
She withdraws permission for him to sell the stuff.
He keeps selling the stuff.
Legal briefs are exchanged, and he loses.
He continues to sell the stuff. His logic, "Its the principle of the thing!"
Because, y'know making a profit off of someone's else intellectual property is perfectly all right, if you're doing it for the Fans. (or anyone else paying you money)
SFWA's take: http://sfwa.org/contracts/griefcomadvisories.htm#austin
Austin's take: http://www.austinleatherworks.com/Lawsuit%20Q&A.htm
She withdraws permission for him to sell the stuff.
He keeps selling the stuff.
Legal briefs are exchanged, and he loses.
He continues to sell the stuff. His logic, "Its the principle of the thing!"
Because, y'know making a profit off of someone's else intellectual property is perfectly all right, if you're doing it for the Fans. (or anyone else paying you money)
SFWA's take: http://sfwa.org/contracts/griefcomadvisories.htm#austin
Austin's take: http://www.austinleatherworks.com/Lawsuit%20Q&A.htm
