Oh boy that must be simply awful. That book was probably written because someone enjoyed Rowling's books so much (although making a profit could have been their only motivation too I guess). I couldn't imagine going up against one of your favorite authors to defend your own work. It's not like everyone won't read Rowling's guide before they read someone else's anyway, what does she care?
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I just keep thinking of that Craig Ferguson skit...
Stanford Law Group enters fray... A group of crusading intellectual property lawyers at Stanford Law School say they will help defend a small publishing house being sued by author J.K. Rowling over its plan to print an unauthorized companion guide to her Harry Potter series.
The Fair Use Project at Stanford's Center for Internet and Society announced Tuesday that it had signed on to aid the defense of Michigan-based RDR Books, which had planned to release "The Harry Potter Lexicon" this fall. (read the rest)
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Close this window Jump to comment formOh boy that must be simply awful. That book was probably written because someone enjoyed Rowling's books so much (although making a profit could have been their only motivation too I guess). I couldn't imagine going up against one of your favorite authors to defend your own work. It's not like everyone won't read Rowling's guide before they read someone else's anyway, what does she care?
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