Harry finale; Spoilers aren't just rude, they're unethical, too.(EDITORIAL)(Editorial)

From: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA) | Date: July 21, 2007 | Copyright information

COLUMN: In our opinion

Let's face it. The marketing campaign for the new Harry Potter book, built on obsessive secrecy about the ending, presented a virtually irresistible challenge, the like of which seldom has been seen since erstwhile presidential aspirant Gary Hart taunted reporters about rumors of his alleged monkey business.

Predictably, in this Internet age, the ending of the concluding volume of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series was there, for anyone ...

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