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3 Pace Intell. Prop. Sports & Ent. L.F. 1 (2013)

handle is hein.journals/pipself3 and id is 1 raw text is: FIFTY SHADES OF TRANSFORMATION Danielle Meeks* I. Introduction Most authors write in anticipation and dream of the day when their work will be at the top of the New York Times Bestseller List. This became a reality for Erika Leonard, a British television producer, when her novel Fifty Shades of Grey, published under the pseudonym E.L. James, took the world by storm.1 The series went on to sell upwards of 70 million copies worldwide in only nine months, greatly publicized through word of mouth.2 The Fifty Shades trilogy has attracted a large number of readers - among them fans and critics. Fans describe the erotic novels as addicting, while critics have panned the trilogy as stilted and predictable,3 mommy porn,4 and distractingly riddled with British syntax and idioms.5 In response to criticism of her writing ability, over use of clich6s, flawed plot development, and questionable * Danielle Meeks is a J.D. candidate for the class of 2014 at Pace University School of Law, where she is the President of the Women's Association of Law Students and will serve as the Editor-in-Chief of the Pace Intellectual Property, Sports & Entertainment Law Forum for the 2013-2014 academic year. Danielle previously earned a Bachelor of Arts from The College of New Jersey in English and Communication Studies in 2010. 1 Julie Bosman, 10 Million Shades of Green: Erotic Trilogy Dominates Book Sales, NEW YORK TIMES ARTS BEAT (May 22, 2012), http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.conV2012/05/22/10-million-shades-of-green-erotic-trilogy-dominates- book-sales/. 2 Ron Charles, Fifty Weeks of Fifty Shades of Grey', WASHINGTON POST (Mar. 15, 2012), http://www.washingtonpost.conblogs/style-blog/wp/2013/03/15/fifty-weeks-of-fifty-shades-of-grey/ 3 Jessica Reaves, Fifty Shades of Retrograde, CHICAGO TRIBUNE (Apr. 14, 2012), http://articles.chicagotribune.conV2012-04-14/entertainment/ct-prj -0415-50-shades-grey-20120413 1 american- women-shades -execution. 4 Laura Barnett, Mommy porn?: Fifty Shades of Grey by EL James: review, THE TELEGRAPH (Apr. 13, 2012), http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/bookreviews/9201010/Mommy-porn-Fifty-Shades-of-Grey-by-EL-James- review.html. 5 Fifty Shades of Grey: A Male Perspective on this Erotic Novel, TAXAHOLIC (May 22, 2012), http://taxaholic.conm/201 2/05/22/fifty-shades-of-grey-a-male-perspective-on-this-erotic-novel/.

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