Georgia Woman Continues Fight to Ban Potter Books
As expected, a woman in Georgia is continuing her attempts to have the Harry Potter novels banned from school shelves, even after losing several rulings on the matter. As we reported previously, Laura Mallory was expected to appeal and now news organizations are reporting that is the case asContinued...
Rumor Revisited: Disney and a Harry Potter Theme Park
There is a new story online which drags up the long rumored report of a possible Harry Potter theme park and Disney. JimHillmedia.com is reporting today that author J.K. Rowling has signed a letter of intent to discuss the possibility of Harry Potter and a Disney theme park venture. Quotage:Continued...
Georgia Woman Continues Fight to Ban Potter Books
A followup for you now on the case of the Gwinnett County, Georgia woman who is continuing her attempt to have the Harry Potter books removed from elementary school libraries. Having been denied by the local school board, Laura Mallory appealed her case before the State Board of Education. In herContinued...
Harry Potter Printer Reveals "Serious" Accounting Errors
British printing firm St. Ives, best known for printing the Harry Potter book series, has been "hit by a major scandal" after "serious accounting errors" were revealed. The errors occurred in the firm's point-of-sale division (customers include Marks & SpencerContinued...
Wyrd Sisters Want to Win Against WB
Despite losing the original court case and then being ordered to pay WB's court fees for it, the Winnipeg folk group The Wyrd Sisters plans to continue battling WB for featuring a band of the same name in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. (Note: The name Wyrd Sisters does not appear in the film, only inContinued...
Wyrd Sisters Ordered to Pay WB's Legal Fees
The Wyrd Sisters, the Canadian folk band that sued Warner Bros. over rights to use its name in the film, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, has been ordered to pay $140,000 to WB for its legal expenses in the suit. Justice Colin Campbell ruled that the band's attempt to block distribution of theContinued...
Georgia Woman Appeals Potter Book Ban Ruling
Last month we told you of a woman who lost her attempt to have the Gwinnett County school board in Georgia ban the Harry Potter books. The school board rejected this claim, allowing the books to remain on the shelves, and now Laura Mallory has filed a written appeal of this decision. Previously, thisContinued...
Harry Potter Books to Remain on Gwinnett County Library Shelves
The Gwinnett County, Georgia Board of Education voted unanimously tonight to allow the Harry Potter books to remain in public school libraries there.
Last month, a parent (who said she had not read any of the Potter books in their entirety) brought a complaint before the BoardContinued...
JKR's Court Win Protects Children of Celebrities
J.K. Rowling and her husband, Dr. Neil Murray, won a lawsuit yesterday against the Sunday Express, which printed a photograph of their son David. Because of the ruling, British newspapers will be unable to publish photographs of celebrities' children in many circumstances, which is likely toContinued...
Warning: HP Email Scam Targets HBP Hopefuls
The Toronto Globe and Mail is reporting an alarming email scam, targeting Harry Potter fans, particularly children. The bogus email appears to be from Warner Bros. and offers acting roles in the film version of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince [sic]. The inevitable catch is that thereContinued...
Wyrd Sisters' Toil and Trouble for Naught: Case Against Goblet Dismissed
CTV reports that the Ontario Superior Court dismissed a notion by a Winnipeg folk group, The Wyrd Sisters, to block the release of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire in Canada. The band argued that "a fictional rock band in the film would ruin their careers."Continued...
Wyrd Sisters Get Court Date
That Canadian folk group embroiled in a legal challenge to Goblet of Fire in Canada have a court date at which they are going to try and block the release of the film in Canada.
"There is absolutely no name . . . for the band that is playing," Warner Brothers spokesman Scott Rowe said from Los Angeles.
"TheyContinued...
Followup: Guard Admits to Theft of Early Half-Blood Prince Books
Earlier this summer we told you about the incredible fiasco where a reporter from the tabloid "The Sun" attempted to purchase early copies of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince before its release date. There was some sort of gunplay involved, and ultimately theContinued...
WB Responds to Reports of HBP-Related Scam
Warner Brothers has recieved reports of a scam perpetuated via email regarding auditions for Half-Blood Prince. Various HP fandomers report getting unsolicited emails that say:
Dear applicant,
Plot Outline: As Harry Potter begins his 6th year at Hogwarts School of
Witchcraft and Wizardry, he discovers anContinued...
Canadian Band "Wyrd Sisters" Sues WB
ChartAttack reports that Canadian folk band Wyrd Sisters has sued Warner Brothers Entertainment Canada, Warner Brothers Records, Pulp's Jarvis Cocker and Radiohead's Phil Selway and Johnny Greenwood for trademark infringement in an Ontario court. Their attorney, Kimberly Townley Smith, complained:
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