The thing I don't understand is why everyone loved her fics to begin with. I came to Harry/Draco late, and when I read the first in that trilogy after being rec'd with such high praise, I was like, "What? This isn't that good." and stopped reading.
When the allegations of plagiarism came out later, I was annoyed, but what annoys me more is that her novels sell now, and the publishing community's attitude is that it doesn't matter that she plagiarized, because it was just fanfiction. Because stealing and cheating only matters when you're getting paid for it? I believe there are college professors and employers who would disagree with (and expel or fire you for) that sentiment.
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Date: 2009-09-03 07:34 pm (UTC)When the allegations of plagiarism came out later, I was annoyed, but what annoys me more is that her novels sell now, and the publishing community's attitude is that it doesn't matter that she plagiarized, because it was just fanfiction. Because stealing and cheating only matters when you're getting paid for it? I believe there are college professors and employers who would disagree with (and expel or fire you for) that sentiment.