I'm afraid fair use very well could and possibly SHOULD apply here. Reposting (small) sections of the books for commentary and criticism is utterly fair game. Search Amazon.com for 'Unauthorized Encyclopedia' and you'll see dozens of perfectly legal books that reprise, sort, comment and summarize lots of popular literature and media.
Yes, he was an ass about a lot of things. Yes, he could have worked with JKR. Yes, he probably SHOULD have and if he's persona non grata in fandom, I have no problem with that.
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Date: 2008-04-16 04:35 pm (UTC)Yes, he was an ass about a lot of things. Yes, he could have worked with JKR. Yes, he probably SHOULD have and if he's persona non grata in fandom, I have no problem with that.
But legally speaking, IMO he's in the right.