tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post3518594748879428388..comments2024-03-26T12:19:52.801-04:00Comments on Tea at Trianon: This Is Importantelena maria vidalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-1973408827573238842009-10-10T06:55:22.293-04:002009-10-10T06:55:22.293-04:00Whilst this ruling hasn't happened in Australi...Whilst this ruling hasn't happened in Australia yet, I'm sure it will. Soon. After all, Australia (unlike America) has no free speech heritage of either a statutory or a cultural sort - on the contrary, its tradition goes entirely the other way - and according to the groupthinking Australian mind, independently made literary comments must constitute, by definition, "hate crimes".<br /><br />Short of getting the relevant legislation deep-sixed, the only method around it that I can think of is the method that (irrespective of any such law) I have long since had to defend myself by adopting. Namely, <i>no</i> reviews, <i>no</i> endorsements, <i>ever, ever</i>. Except on the rather rare occasions when I myself have instigated the contact with the author or publisher.<br /><br />By sticking to this procedure, I have affronted all sorts of precious little literary poppets out there ("But you <i>promised</i> you'd give my book a plug!" To which the only accurate response is "In your dreams I did!") But if their sensibilities are so delicate that they're upset by the non-cooperation of a peon like me, then they haven't got what it takes to be writing seriously, I suspect.R Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17624645479033609279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-63031751829431902802009-10-09T20:45:14.178-04:002009-10-09T20:45:14.178-04:00It's a Brave New World, my friends....It's a Brave New World, my friends....elena maria vidalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-7072720885417689812009-10-09T20:36:58.791-04:002009-10-09T20:36:58.791-04:00What's the government doing putting its nose i...What's the government doing putting its nose in people's personal journals? That's what web logs are, after all. It's unconstitutional!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-84082213086258617832009-10-09T15:53:00.069-04:002009-10-09T15:53:00.069-04:00It all seems a bit excessive- especially the threa...It all seems a bit excessive- especially the threat of $11,000 fines? In any case though, I don't receive any money for posts or reviews, or any free copies of anything.Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18230268418171628594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-47262423814870497952009-10-09T13:42:31.830-04:002009-10-09T13:42:31.830-04:00+JMJ+
So there is now, at least in America, a leg...+JMJ+<br /><br />So there is now, at least in America, a legal distinction between a review and an endorsement? It seems like a lot of trouble.<br /><br />Whatever happened to the common sense principle that the fewer rules you have, the fewer there are to break?Enbrethilielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414765854670926854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-18621255395646996442009-10-09T13:13:19.059-04:002009-10-09T13:13:19.059-04:00Yes, that's about all you can do, Elizabeth.Yes, that's about all you can do, Elizabeth.elena maria vidalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-81752037828048198482009-10-09T13:05:35.288-04:002009-10-09T13:05:35.288-04:00I find the whole thing terribly annoying but what ...I find the whole thing terribly annoying but what can you do? I now receive books from publishers and I'll just have to point that out in my reviews.Elizabeth Kerri Mahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07763642809052430107noreply@blogger.com