Yesterday there was an update in the case involving Robert Knox, the young actor who appears as Marcus Belby in the upcoming Half-Blood Prince, who was tragically murdered last May. As reported earlier, a jury in England found Karl Bishop, 22 guilty of the murder of Robert Knox, and today Mr. Bishop was handed a …read more!

BBC News reports that China is having its share of problems with unauthorized translations of OotP hitting the web. Thanks, Derek!

The Ledger has an article discussing the legalities of downloading books, including Harry Potter.

Newsround reports that German Harry Potter fans are being told to stop translating the English version of OotP into German. The German version will not be published until November 8, 2003.

Those who would like to read what was filed in the court case against the New York Daily News can find it in this PDF document.

Thanks to David for sending us this snippet from The Week Magazine. It sounds like Arthur Weasley will have his hands full: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Denounce your neighbor: The Saudi religious police have launched a Web site where Saudis can anonymously accuse their neighbors of violating religious laws, MEMRI.org reported this week. In one post, …read more!

You may recall some months ago that Indian publishing houses Sahitya Tirtha and Nandita Publishers were in a dispute with WB and J.K. Rowling over Harry Potter Kolkataye – a book which author Uttam Ghosh sets the boy wizard in Kolkata and introduces a native boy named Jhontu. The Times of India has an update …read more!