everything but the girl

legionseagle died earlier this week; I just found out today from shezan I am so very sad; she was my collaborator on things within fandom, as the Ombudsbeing for FictionAlley, and a guide for so many UK-impacting and analytical things at OTW, including the GDPR policies we rolled out 4 years ago. She was first a person I fangirled, then a friend, then a colleague on fandom projects, and whether certain theatrical productions were noninfringing under British law. We were supposed to have lunch in March, and maybe even in November; the last time I talked to her was in May when I needed a connection to counsel in the EU.

Susan was one of the best IP attorneys I knew, and a brilliant storyteller; some of you may remember her analysis of British law at Nimbus - 2003, or her clear explanations of the legality underpinning fan creativity. I never to be wrong, or wrong-footed, and her 2003-5 analysis of the legal system of the British Wizarding polity is an epic explanation for the ages.

Nobody wrote a better Neville, and nobody wrote better Neville/Draco.

She is one of the reasons British ISPs don't block for copyright infringement allegations.

May her words never be forgotten, may the trail she blazed lead millennia into the future, and may her memory be for a blessing.