Fred Derf Veteran Posted July 15, 2005 Veteran Share Posted July 15, 2005 Greenpeace to U.S. Potter fans: Buy Canadian Last Updated Tue, 12 Jul 2005 11:52:51 EDT CBC Arts Greenpeace and the U.S. National Wildlife Federation are urging U.S. fans planning to buy the new Harry Potter book later this week to buy Canadian. In a campaign called Save Muggle Forests (referring to Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling's creative term for non-magical humans), the two environmental groups are protesting the fact that Scholastic ? the U.S. publisher of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ? has not used 100 per cent recycled paper. Canadian publisher Raincoast has. "We're really urging people to buy the Raincoast version, rather than the Scholastic version," Greenpeace spokesperson Pamela Wellner told the Associated Press Monday. "We really feel that people can vote with their dollar and support a publisher that did the right thing." The campaign is part of a larger project urging publishers around the world to switch to recycled paper. While many publishing companies in Canada and Europe have switched over, Wellner said, their U.S. counterparts lag behind. Raincoast began using 100 per cent recycled paper with the publication of 2003's Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Although it has increased publishing costs, the company has said that the move saved the equivalent of 30,000 trees and about 8,500 kg of greenhouse gas emissions. In a statement on its website, Raincoast says it cannot endorse sale of its products in markets where it does not hold copyright. Scholastic has rejected the environmental groups' accusation that it is helping destroy forests and says it does use some recycled material, although a spokesperson would not reveal what percentage. "We do not use any paper that uses fibre from ancient forests, ever, not only in the Harry Potter books but also in all the other materials that we produce," said Scholastic representative Kyle Good. "So we're not endangering forests." Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the highly anticipated sixth instalment of the seven-book series about the titular boy wizard, is scheduled for release Saturday. Book accidently sold last week in B.C. On Saturday, the British Columbia Supreme Court granted Raincoast an injunction barring anyone from leaking the plot of the new book, after a Real Canadian Superstore in Coquitlam, B.C. accidentally put out copies for sale Thursday. Authorities determined that up to 15 copies were sold and the court order compels those who bought the book not to talk, copy, sell or even read it before its official July 16 release date. Raincoast has also said that it would reward those who return the leaked copies with a new version bearing a book plate autographed by Harry Potter author Rowling. Despite global legal attempts to clamp down on possible leaks, someone with a copy has made attempts to get the book online. B.K. Delong, the technical director of U.S.-based fan website The Leaky Cauldron, told CBC News he was sent the entire first and last chapter of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, as well as the first page of every chapter. Delong, who was unable to confirm the origin of leaked text, has reported the breach to Scholastic and to Rowling's representatives, and vowed not to spill any details on his website. The book is also reportedly being exchanged through BitTorrent websites. http://www.cbc.ca/story/arts/national/2005...0712.html?print Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PseudoRandomDragon Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 This whole Harry potter thing is getting a lot more attention than it deserves. It's absolutely insane how serious the release of the new books are taken. That whole bt thing...that's not surprising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt74441 Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 Good for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTUsEr Veteran Posted July 15, 2005 Veteran Share Posted July 15, 2005 bah! why cut down trees when you could grow hemp? its fast, easy and it can be used for alot of diffrenent things. Ben Franklin used hemp for his papers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yisman Posted July 17, 2005 Share Posted July 17, 2005 Authorities determined that up to 15 copies were sold and the court order compels those who bought the book not to talk, copy, sell or even read it before its official July 16 release date Good luck with that. I would've posted it online and then returned it in exchange for the special copy with the autographed book plate. :whistle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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