J.K. Rowling Updates "Companion Books" Article; RDR Books Responds
As reported yesterday, WB and JKR filed suit yesterday over The Harry Potter Lexicon's intent to publish an encyclopedia. The action went hand-in-hand with a statement JKR had made on her Web site about not supporting unofficial companion books because they take away from the proposed book she will beContinued...
J.K. Rowling and WB File Suit Over Unofficial Encyclopedia
Reuters is reporting that author J.K. Rowling and Warner Bros., makers of the Harry Potter films, filed suit (update: details of suit are now below) today against a forthcoming unofficial encyclopedia book based on the Harry Potter series. Reuters reports the book, "The Harry Potter Lexicon,"Continued...
India Court Rejects J.K. Rowling Claim For Copyright Infringement
A followup this morning on the story we told you about yesterday regarding a claim made by lawyers representing author J.K. Rowling and a Hogwarts type building made for a religious festival in India. A replica of the magical castle and a Hogwarts Express train were at the centerContinued...
Group Sued for Copyright Breach in Recreating Hogwarts Castle (Updated)
Reuters is reporting legal representatives for Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling have filed a court petition against a group in India for recreating the Hogwarts Castle as part of a religious festival honoring the Hindu Goddess Durga in the eastern city of Kolkata. The FD Block PujaContinued...
Attorneys for JKR Continuing Battle Against Piracy of Harry Potter Books in China
Piracy of the Harry Potter novels continue to be a high priority issue for attorneys representing author J.K. Rowling, as Scotland on Sunday reports major efforts are at hand to try and stem the tide of fake and many illegal copies of the Harry Potter novels in theContinued...
Follow Up: Teen Not to Face Criminal Charges in Illegal French "Deathly Hallows" Translation Case
A follow up today regarding the case of a teen Harry Potter fan who posted online an unofficial French translation of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The BBC is reporting today that French Harry Potter publishers Gallimard, along with author J.K.Continued...
Teen Arrested for Posting Illegal French Translation of "Deathly Hallows" Online
A young teen fan of the Harry Potter series was arrested after it was discovered he had posted online a complete, yet unofficial translation in French of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The Guardian reports a 16 year old boy from Aix-en-Provence, France was tooContinued...
Court Rules Against JKR in Photo Privacy Case
J.K. Rowling lost a bid in court today when a judge in the UK ruled against the Harry Potter author who had tried to stop publication of a photograph involving her young child. The case involved a photograph taken of young David Murray, then 20 months old, as he was out with his parents for a walk inContinued...
J.K. Rowling Asking Booksellers for Help in Case of Young Madeleine
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling is continuing in her efforts to help locate a young girl from the UK who went missing from her family while on holiday a few months ago. The case of four year old Madeleine McCann has generated world wide response, including early response fromContinued...
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" Hacker Hoax
Rumors have been floating around the internet today concerning a ‘hacker’ obtaining a digital copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows from a Bloomsbury computer and posting the alleged ending on the web. Reuters is reporting this evening that a Bloomsbury spokesperson ‘declinedContinued...
Judge in Georgia Upholds Decision to Keep Harry Potter Books on School Shelves
A Superior Court Judge today upheld an earlier decision by school officials to keep the Harry Potter series on the shelves of Gwinnett County school libraries, despite the repeated attempts of a Georgia woman who seeks to have the novels banned. Laura Mallory appearedContinued...
New Court Date for Potter Critic Mallory's Appeal
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the Superior Court of Gwinnett in Georgia will hear the appeal of the State Board of Education's ruling against longtime Harry Potter critic, Laura Mallory, and her claim that the fictional book's spot in the school district's librariesContinued...
Author J.K. Rowling Sues eBay Over Pirated Harry Potter Books
The Times is reporting tonight that Harry Potter author J.K.Rowling is suing online auction site eBay "after unscrupulous sellers used the Indian version of the website to sell unauthorised versions of her books." JKR has obtained an injunction which "prohibits eBay fromContinued...
Attorney for JKR : No E-Book Version of "Deathly Hallows"
The Associated Press is reporting today that an attorney for author J.K. Rowling has stated there will be no e-book version available of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows." Those hopeful for a text version of the last Harry Potter book to download are out of luck, as there notContinued...
Truth and Myth According to Laura Mallory
Laura Mallory, the woman from the state of Georgia who has repeatedly tried to have the Harry Potter books removed from school shelves, has written an opinion piece in the Atlanta-Journal Constitution, where she states what she calls "myths" and "truths" on why she is continuing herContinued...