JK Rowling and WB sue Indian community
JK Rowling and WB sue Indian community CBC News, based in Canada, is reporting that an Indian community is being sued over their replica of the Hogwarts castle. Made out of canvas and papier mâché, the castle was going to be used in an upcoming festival. However, a representative for the community groups claims they had no idea they needed to seek permission. From CBC:

The group had also hired artists to create a replica of the Hogwarts Express, the train that Harry Potter and his young wizard friends take to the school, as well as life-sized models of the main figures in the best-selling series of books.

The group has spent about $30,000 for its replica, called a pandal.

"It's just a theme.… We have also modelled the Titanic and no-one sued us," said another organizer, Robin Mukherjee.


A lawyer will try to fight the lawsuit on Friday. For the full story, click here.
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Posted by Dragon_queen4ever Oct 11th 2007

Im live Ny (state) Im not insulting the u.s X( Im insulting the people insulting america.


Posted by sirius_lee Oct 11th 2007

ginny719 yes thats me! and u r the worldsbiggest-asshole-who -wanted-tbang-55q-but-got -rejected?????? oh yes i remember u!!!!!!!!


Posted by Daniel_Radcliffe_Is_My_Husband Oct 11th 2007

CHEESECAKIANS! DAN_RADCLIFFE_IS_MY_HUSBA ND IS IN DA HOUSE! :D How is it goin' yall? Anybody have a good idea for a caption for the contest? I'm out of ideas!


Posted by moonshine Oct 11th 2007

hey guys i gotta go! see ya later!


Posted by dannyrob15 Oct 11th 2007

don't u mean Dr. Q ari? u know, the scientist and the public speaker...bye moon!!!


Posted by ginerva_weasley Oct 11th 2007

as much as i love this turn of conversation, i must go to dance class now. hopefully i'll talk to you later dragon. au revoir!


Posted by ginnypotter719 Oct 11th 2007

lee: what the hell was that supposed to mean? im just curious


Posted by Dragon_queen4ever Oct 11th 2007

je ne parle pas francais Ginerva. See ya ;) aww, no more people to argue with...this is boring...


Posted by sirius_lee Oct 11th 2007

ginny719 do u siriusly not no???????? whoa!!!!!!!!!! im honestly shocked!! i thought even U would noe that!!!!!!! lmao sorry danny, yes that wut i meant tho!!


Posted by ginnypotter719 Oct 11th 2007

again i repeat: what the hell are you talking about?


Posted by dannyrob15 Oct 11th 2007

jeez giny, get ur facts straight...


Posted by diasphora Oct 11th 2007

Okay, kiddos. If there's one lesson I've learned in life, it's 'don't believe anything you read, and only half of what you hear.' The article is designed to make these people sound like sweet, innocently bumbling idiots. Is anyone really as guileless and 'Oh gee! Who knew!!?' as these pandal-makers are written to sound? For that matter, Is anyone as godlike as Jo is made out to be? Of course not. This stuff goes both ways. Anyhow, we already know the woman donates truckloads of money to charity, so this lawsuit probbbbably isn't happening because she wants to buy a gold bidet for her new greyhound. From what I know of big biz law firms and the like, she probably doesn't even entirely know the details of this lawsuit herself. WB is suing these people because they're using their films' castle. Rowling's name is thrown in because they most likely have to get her permission from her lawyer before they do a HP lawsuit. ---That, or there are more details to the story that she's acting on. Whichever way it goes, it doesn't mean anything.


Posted by dancefool1 Oct 11th 2007

I'M TIRED OF PEOPLE BEING SUED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Posted by dancefool1 Oct 11th 2007

I'M TIRED OF PEOPLE BEING SUED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Posted by sirius_lee Oct 11th 2007

ginny if u dont noe thats for u!! lalalalalaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaa


Posted by dannyrob15 Oct 11th 2007

an early birthday present ginny! to show our appreciation...


Posted by ginnypotter719 Oct 11th 2007

ok. i just dont recall every asking for acceptance and being "rejected". have fun with ur secrets.


Posted by Dragon_queen4ever Oct 11th 2007

well, diasphora probably has the best arguement out of all of us, and iot amesk sense as well.


Posted by dancefool1 Oct 11th 2007

That's really unfair now that I think about it!!!!!


Posted by chaibabachai Oct 11th 2007

kinda jumping the boat now aren't they? if they were selling the stuff ok, tht's not right to do with out permission, but just decorating really doesn't hurt anyone.


Posted by dannyrob15 Oct 11th 2007

ooo i want to go boating!


Posted by sirius_lee Oct 11th 2007

dont worry ginny we will!!!


Posted by dannyrob15 Oct 11th 2007

we will alas..


Posted by ginnypotter719 Oct 11th 2007

excelente! do you feel speshul?


Posted by sirius_lee Oct 11th 2007

very!! y?


Posted by ginnypotter719 Oct 11th 2007

im trying to use logic so that i can comprehend the way ur brain works and why you are so easliy pleased and aggrivated. ive come to the conclusion that u are bipolar.


Posted by Daniel_Radcliffe_Is_My_Husband Oct 11th 2007

Crunchatize me captain


Posted by dannyrob15 Oct 11th 2007

ones who assume are skitzophrenic pinecones..


Posted by sirius_lee Oct 11th 2007

more logic is needed ginny... danny u there?


Posted by Dragon_queen4ever Oct 11th 2007

ginny, to each his own. live and let live. The cheesecake peoepl can act however they please...geezus


Posted by dannyrob15 Oct 11th 2007

rite hur


Posted by ginnypotter719 Oct 11th 2007

i didnt assume, there are so many indicators. you launch abrupt attacks on random people, and judging from ur statements....i mean danny rob wanted to skin me alive, that is deff psychotic and very characteristic of a bipolar rage....and your obsessive need for arguing, disagreeing, fighting, and what not...i dont need anymore logic. You need to learn the concepts of acknowledgment and acceptance.


Posted by armormew Oct 11th 2007

lol Oh come on let them just have fun, and don't sue them.


Posted by LOvE_HarryPotter Oct 11th 2007

wow, seems a bit harsh to sue over something as simplistic as that...perhaps there is smidgebit more to this story that we have not heard yet...or yah know, everyone sues everyone for everything in this day and age...*sigh*


Posted by sirius_lee Oct 11th 2007

thxxx dragon queen!! ginny i noe ur tryynna follow ur loved ones footsteps by being a influential speaker but lets fac eit hun, it aint workin!


Posted by sary Oct 11th 2007

This is simply absurd! There has to be more to this!


Posted by Duffanator Oct 11th 2007

sirius_lee, you have to admit, it's nothing but good publicity for the series. Maybe they are saying "Come See The Castle Of doom!" or renaming Hogwarts, then I could see why. But as of now, its good publicity.


Posted by Dragon_queen4ever Oct 11th 2007

I thought she was trying to be a psychiatrist...


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Posted by sirius_lee Oct 11th 2007

lmao!!! yes that too... apparently she has tooken a course and she can see that i am hiding behind a sn.... umm ginny, how else can u post without a sn???


Posted by Duffanator Oct 11th 2007

Anyway, just a little notice, in Mugglecast 115, they had Book 1 and 7 paraells. One I found that nobody mentioned is that the first book, Harry really uses and is intriged in the Invisibilty Cloak. In Book 7, he once again is intriged as finding out it is one of the Deathly Hallows. Just something I found.


Posted by ginnypotter719 Oct 11th 2007

loved one? influential speaker? hahaha. ur really funny and seriously NO sarcasm there. Your species has no hope, ur like a monera, a single celled organism. speak freely as i take everything you say as a joke. really its quite comical! i dont come on mugglenet to find any sort of companionship. im not desperate like you. i have real clubs that im a part of with actual meetings that talk about more pressing controversial issues that cheesecake. I have plenty of friends which is why i dont need peeeps like you. have your giggles, ur like a third grade girl....carry on! have a B L A S T!!!


Posted by Daniel_Radcliffe_Is_My_Husband Oct 11th 2007

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Posted by REMiiSAHMAZiNGx4 Oct 11th 2007

Hey guys hows everyon been doing? sorry i havent been on for a while!


Posted by Dragon_queen4ever Oct 11th 2007

so...ginny...I like the name monera. its pretty...:P


Posted by dannyrob15 Oct 11th 2007

see there it is again!!! "nomera, a single celled organism." following the Dr. Q's footsteps are we now? u wanna be his assistant scientist? make some observations/analyze cereal or watever u do? soory i was gone, my comp keeps freezing..


Posted by 55q Oct 11th 2007

Danny if you have something to say you can say it to my face. You have nothing to insult me so you say I am exactly what expicably i say I arent. sirius lee you also have no material so you make dumb things up about ginny potter. why you 2 just be straight with people.


Posted by Daniel_Radcliffe_Is_My_Husband Oct 11th 2007

Dannyrob! Remi! HI!!!!!!!!!!!!!~! Remi hows it going? Whats up Danny?


Posted by sirius_lee Oct 11th 2007

mine froze too danny its all good! hi!! lol dragon_queen! ginny u noe wut i meant when i said: ginny i noe ur trynna follow ur loved ones footsteps by being a influential speaker but lets face it hun, it aint workin!


Posted by sirius_lee Oct 11th 2007

hahaha 55q (ginnys loved one) came rite on time to defend her!! and show some loooooooove!






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