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Blame it on Voldemort
Jul. 12th, 2005 05:12 amvia BoingBoing:
A Canadian bookstore ignored the sell-date for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. The publisher, reasonably enough, obtained a court order that prevented the store from selling any additional copies. Fine.
The court also ordered the purchasers to return their copies, and ordered them not to discuss any elements of the book.
IMO (and no, IANAL), the gag order is reasonable, but the return order is a step too far. Why not at least hold the copies in escrow for them? These were legitimate (in the sense that they weren't stolen) purchases, and with a gag order that provides for severe penalties, there's no reason to treat the purchasers as criminals before they knowingly commit criminal actions.
Bad move, Canada.
A Canadian bookstore ignored the sell-date for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. The publisher, reasonably enough, obtained a court order that prevented the store from selling any additional copies. Fine.
The court also ordered the purchasers to return their copies, and ordered them not to discuss any elements of the book.
IMO (and no, IANAL), the gag order is reasonable, but the return order is a step too far. Why not at least hold the copies in escrow for them? These were legitimate (in the sense that they weren't stolen) purchases, and with a gag order that provides for severe penalties, there's no reason to treat the purchasers as criminals before they knowingly commit criminal actions.
Bad move, Canada.
