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Harry Potter author sues her biggest fan

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It's a battle worthy of Harry Potter himself. His creator, author J.K. Rowling, is locked in a courtroom fight not with an evil wizard but with one of her biggest fans, a former librarian from Michigan named Steven Vander Ark.

Rowling is suing to stop the publication of the "Harry Potter Lexicon," an encyclopedia authored by Voldemort -- I mean, Vander Ark -- that Rowling claims is a wholesale theft of her work.

The encyclopedia is an offshoot of Vander Ark's long-popular fan Web site, which details the world of Harry Potter, replete with magic spells, potions and quidditch rules. Even Rowling has admitted that she was a fan of the site.
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5 responses // Harry Potter author sues her biggest fan

  • JKR, "It's MINE! ALL MINE!!!" Like she needs more money or fame?
    patsarts
  • It dilutes her brand, he should have sought her cooperation from the start.
    jubal
  • Damn straight. He should have thought that through.

    patsarts;

    He's basically stealing her work. Kind of a big deal.

    "'If this book is published, it will open the floodgates for anyone to lift an author's work and present it as their own,' Rowling said. 'But if it is not published, that will be a boon not only to all who create original works, but to all who enjoy those works.'"

    Would you want someone screwing with your meal ticket? Just because she's a billionaire doesn't mean you automatically side with her opponent.
    Humdrum
  • I can understand what people are saying - she's got enough money - but that's not the point. Harry Potter is HER creation.

    She had no money at first but she got of her ass and did something about it and just happened to be in the right place at the right time.

    Don't forget she also got turned down by several publishing companies to start with so why should someone come along and get a publication straigh away on the strength of someone else's work.
    Callie2
  • http://current.com/items/88906642_been_court_stealing
    Google Current on the Lexicon Of Non-Love (sorry to reference an ABC album there).
    Simon_S

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