I've stolen nothing, because Rowling is not only getting money from me for the US release but the UK release as well. I'm constantly pouring money into that woman's pocket. I'm not hosting the scans nor am I passing them around, I'm just a slob with an internet connection.
I didn't ruin my experience in the slightest, and isn't that what matters most? Not the fandom experience as a whole, because if you think about it, people in England get the book first. The east coast of North America gets it before the west coast. Aussies have to wait until tomorrow. We're NOT getting the book all at once, after all.
What matters is that we're getting the book. Period. We're reading it. And in a week, we'll all be talking about it. I hope the people who leaked the book get what's coming to them, but I think it's unfair to point fingers at people who elected to read it early. I laboured over that decision. I did not make it lightly.
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Date: 2007-07-20 03:38 pm (UTC)I've stolen nothing, because Rowling is not only getting money from me for the US release but the UK release as well. I'm constantly pouring money into that woman's pocket. I'm not hosting the scans nor am I passing them around, I'm just a slob with an internet connection.
I didn't ruin my experience in the slightest, and isn't that what matters most? Not the fandom experience as a whole, because if you think about it, people in England get the book first. The east coast of North America gets it before the west coast. Aussies have to wait until tomorrow. We're NOT getting the book all at once, after all.
What matters is that we're getting the book. Period. We're reading it. And in a week, we'll all be talking about it. I hope the people who leaked the book get what's coming to them, but I think it's unfair to point fingers at people who elected to read it early. I laboured over that decision. I did not make it lightly.
And I don't regret it.