The chat is moderated, Walter, so questions are being filtered via the Moderator. We are experiencing some technical difficulties. Walter, we can read everything with no problem. Ok, we'll go ahead and resend the first question and we'll pick it up from there. There's really nothing new on the case.
Legal matters take time . . .
One encouraging news is that the Science Fiction Writers of America have entered the battle on my side. The two books arose from a colossal piece of arrogance on my part . . . Which was that I decided that fantasy was broken, and that I knew how to fix it . . . So what I did was try to remove fantasy from its twinkly faux-medieval William Morris roots, and put it in a completely different setting . . . Retain the magic, but change the scenery . . .