Yep, seen it. Trying not to think about it too much because it breaks my brain how incredibly many people can't seem to grasp the basic difference between intertextuality, remix and just plain plagiarism. *seethes*
This kind of thing drives me insane enough when it happens in fandom. But this? There's not enough headdesk in the world.
(Yes, this is an actual argument I've heard in this debate. The mind, it boggles.)
You don't want to know what my blood pressure did when I ran across that. OMFG HOW STUPID CAN YOU BE.
The publishers of the original novel have it right. Not that anyone seems to be listening to them.
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Date: 2010-02-10 05:38 pm (UTC)This kind of thing drives me insane enough when it happens in fandom. But this? There's not enough headdesk in the world.
(Yes, this is an actual argument I've heard in this debate. The mind, it boggles.)
You don't want to know what my blood pressure did when I ran across that. OMFG HOW STUPID CAN YOU BE.
The publishers of the original novel have it right. Not that anyone seems to be listening to them.