T.K. Davs of Filmjerk has posted an editorial on the repercussions of taking action against spoilers.While I respect T.K. for his informative site, I must respectfully disagree on a key point. Reviews and other such materials contain plot details, yes. But if authors/writers/screenwriters etc did not want their material reviewed and publicized in this way, …read more!

Hey guys – in two hours (around 8:30 ET), I’ll be on Radio Five Live to talk about the spoiler situation. I know I ask this each time – but can anyone make an MP3 and sent it to us? Thanks muchly! UPDATE: Here’s an MP3 clip of it. Thanks so much Phil! UPDATE 2:Here’s …read more!

ITV has announced that J.K. Rowling’s lawyers have filed suit against the New York Daily News alleging that because the spoilers were posted on the Internet, they could be seen in Britain and were thus breaking an injunction. Scholastic and Rowling filed the suit in the federal district court for southern New York.

The Financial Times has provided a number for people in the UK to call if they are offered a copy of OoTP under “unusual circumstances” – they say to contact the police at 0151 777 6062.

The Belfast Telegraph reports that not only will bookstores be open for midnight revelers, at “various Eason’s stores throughout Northern Ireland, representatives from the Brownies and Girl Guides will be holding a special Harry Potter theme night prior to the release.”

Yesterday’s Hartford Courant article about fanfic and Nimbus – 2003 showed up today in papers in Toronto, Ontario and Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Thanks Britta, for sending us this link to Yahoo!’s story about religious opposition to HP muted as hype for the book increases.

Check out WNBC’s load of Potter-related stories and activities: Harry Potter Interactive A Wizardly ‘Harry Potter’ Quiz WNBC’s coverage of the New York embargo / Daily News saga

No, not TODAY – but TODAY IN NEW YORK. That’s the show (still NBC) that I’ll be on tomorrow morning if things stay on track – check out that link for a tease of the story. Looks like it’ll be at 6:15am, and you can only catch it in New York City, but we’ll post …read more!

Special shout-out to the writer of the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel’s piece on HP5, for these paragraphs: Translation: Nerds, nerds everywhere. Take a drive past any of Fort Wayne’s major bookstores around midnight Friday and you’ll be able to see scores of J.K. Rowling fans proudly waving wands, fluttering capes and fastening their glasses together with …read more!