Rowling, WB file suit over companion book
The Harry Potter author and Warner Bros. filed suit in a Manhattan Court today against Harry Potter Lexicon owner Steve Vander Ark and several defendants for publishing "an unofficial encyclopedic companion to the 'Harry Potter' series," saying it "infringes copyright and attempts to cash in on the successful brand." The Harry Potter Lexicon is slated to be released by RDR Books on November 28.
Roger Rapoport, the publisher and owner of RDR Books said the companion novel "only promotes the sale of J.K. Rowling's work and we intend to publish on schedule as planned."
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ERR SORRY BUT LAST I HEARD ITS ILLEGAL TO BEAT DEFENSELESS ANIMALS IN THE US! I THINK IT HAS TO DO WITH US NOT BEING PRIMITIVE ANIMALS LIKE ROB SHNEIDER! YOURE PEOPLE DRINK MILK OUT OF BAGS ADMIT IT, IVE SEEN THOSE SICK ANIMALS AT IT! OH YEAH AND YOURE CITIES SUCK, ITS DIRTY AND YOURE ALL GREEDY!
Grnd i think that Eskimos in Alaska are allowed to hunt certain animals that everyone else cant becuz of their traditions and other things. i may be completely off tho
what? ari NO WAY! i never knew!!!! ..gr...stupid international baccualeruate...haha...ca n't even spell it! ...geez...and mike, you say I'M racist??! loljk
PRIMITIVE ANIMALS? ITS INUIT BECKY, BTW, ESKIMO MEANS RAW FISH EATER, TOTALLY RACIST TERM, AND OUR CITIES R DIRTY? BREATHING THE AIR IN NEW MEXICO CITY IS LIKE SMOKING 4 PACKS OF CIGARETTES A DAY! AND AT LEAST WE RNT THE FATTIES OF THE WORLD... AND UR JUST MAD CUZ THE LOONIES WORTH MORE THAN UR DOLLAR RIGHT NOW! BAM! and im marie honey, ari doesnt take ib, we;re not in the same school....
oh sorry, i didnt mean to be insulting.
YEAH WELL I HAVE TO GO! ON A CLOSING NOTE CANADA SUCKS! bye everybody
ok...from past comment i see the fight has continued...wow. cheesecakeians fighting...never thought id see that.
oh so marie, you're on the account of sirius_lee? oooh..are YOU in IB?
ich liebe dicht marie! (i hope i spelled that right!)
We were just joking moonshine, i think, MAYBE THE CANADIAN CANT EVEN TAKE A JOKE
OK FINE, AND ON MY CLOSING NOTE, IMMA LET CARLIN TALK FOR ME: "The IQ and the life expectancy of the average American recently passed each other going in opposite directions. " imma let u americans see if yall can figure this one out. im here if u need help w/it.
If you can't buy Steve's book, then just buy one of these: The Unofficial Harry Potter Encyclopedia: Harry Potter A-Z by Kristina Benson, The Ultimate Unofficial Harry Potter Trivia Book by Daniel Lawerence, The Complete Idiot's Guide to the World of Harry Potter by Tere Stouffer, The Pottersaurus: 1,500 Words Harry Potter Readers Need to Know by Eric D Randall, An Unofficial Muggle's Guide to the Wizarding World: Exploring the Harry Potter Universe by Fionna Boyle. Jo didn't go after any of these people. How come?
Personally, I was a bit surprised because of how much she's said she loves the Lexicon, but at the same time, Lexicon didn't have to publish a book of their own. Most of us that know about the Lexicon and are fans of the Lexicon obviously have internet access, so we go to the site. It's FREE trustworthy information without the backstory. What's the point of buying the Lexicon's book? If they want to make money for the site, there are other ways. I hope Steve at least has enough respect for Jo. This is a world that she created and she owns.
oh my gosh marie you are so mean. how could you say thigns like that?! i cant believe you....
wow, speaking of not being able to take jokes.... moonshine, u r american right? thats wut i thought... jk i dont mean to be mean, we canadians just have a wierd sense of humor; half the time we're laughing at ourselves. und ich liebe dicht becky! (yeah, u spelt it right!)
so anyway....who all is on here that isnt trying to offend fellow cheesecakeians?
hahah YAY!!! *does a little dance* its like the only german i know besides, daughter wake up!! (which is what my dad use to say to me every morning) and random numbers
lol...i gotta go then cheesecakes! hppy HP day!
and yes i am american. from texas, actually.
grindel, dont be mad, i was jking! *laughs* pretty much same with me becky.... i was 10 when i left germany, so pretty much forgot it all...
shes just teasing moonshine.... those canadians have a weird sense of humor. :-)
we do.... our igloo is square, as an attemp to be funny... ok that was pretty bad.... all right, anyone who actually likes bush should leave now... becky, heres my favorite 'bushism' -----"I heard somebody say, 'Where's (Nelson) Mandela?' Well, Mandela's dead. Because Saddam killed all the Mandelas." --George W. Bush, on the former South African president, who is still very much alive, Washington, D.C., Sept. 20, 2007--------
LOL oh boy, our president ladies and gentlemen. we only one more year to see if the curse is still going. i personally think it ended when Regan was shot, but survived.
TAKE THAT BACK. BUSH IS A FEARLESS LEADER AND AN AMAZING MAN, THE PICTURE OF FREEDOM AND HONOR IN OUR SOCIETY! LEADING HIS TROOPS INTO BATTLE, HE CAN DEFEAT ANY ENEMY! HE HAS UNIFIED THIS FINE COUNTRY, AND YOU INSULT HIM JUST BECAUSE HES AN IDIOT? I THINK THAT IS UNFAIR
wait.... take what back??? Marie only quoted our President and made no comments about what he said and i only laughed and pointed out that he is our president. and wondered out loud about the presidential curse. :-)
CLOSE YOURE MOUTH DEMOCRAT! POLITICS IS FOR MENS ONLY, WOMENS HAVE NO RIGHT TO TALK SUCH TRAVESTIES! GRRRR. BUT NO OFFENSE, ITS JUST THAT YOU'RE BELIEFS ARE WRONG AND MINE ARE RIGHT.
YES CLEARLY GRINDS... HE IS PROTECTING THE AMERICANS FROM THE WEAPONS OF MASS DISTRUCTION! THE ONES HE GAVE TO SADDAM.... WHOS WAS A THREAT! AND NOW HES DEAD! SO WHY R U STILL IN..... OK NEVER MIND, HERES ANOTHER ONE: ---------"The same folks that are bombing innocent people in Iraq were the ones who attacked us in America on September the 11th." --George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., July 12, 2007 --------- AND IM SORRY IM MAKING FUN OF THE IDIOT.... ITS JUST HOW WE CANADIANS GET OUR KICKS.. U WALK INTO A BAR AND SAY "BUSH SUCKS" U SUDDENLY HAVE 20 NEW FRIENDS WAITING TO BUY U A DRINK...
happy hp day!1
marie, thats really not funny. just so you know. its hurtful. and grindelwald, you are being really sexist.
O.o What's going on....?
grnds, you called him an idiot not me. actually i am not a democrat at all, i rather conservative in my views. I have to laugh at the quotes Marie is bringing up becuz they are so stupid. have you ever watched David Letterman? Bush really says this stuff!!! When i went over to Australia, once they found out i was american all they wanted to talk about is how much they hate Bush. and they would buy drinks if you would just sit there and listen to them. LOL gotta love the Aussies!
HEY, THE GUY MADE A MISTAKE! WHAT YA GONNA DO, HES THE PRESIDENT OF THE USA, HE SHOULDNT HAVE TO BOTHER HIMSELF WITH PETTY WARS IN IRAQ! AND BTW YOU THINK HE COULD GO TO WAR ALL BY HIMSELF, THERES THIS THING YOU KNOW CALLED VOTING!!! AND DEMS VOTED FOR IT TOO!!
now now...lets not get hissy at each other. and why in the fudging hecksticks r we talking about reggie bush when jamaal charles (the shadow) just had 290 yards rushing????
HEY DANNY! OOPS Y AM I TALKING TO MEN ON THE INTERNET? I SHOULD BE COOKING AND CLEANING! (to anyone who doesnt recognize the symtoms, grindel is currently suffering from a disease.... the one u get from being beat up by girls all the time..... thats y he shows off about being a man on the net.... he cant do it in real life) OK, THIS IS TOO EASY! ------------- "The solution to Iraq -- an Iraq that can govern itself, sustain itself and defend itself -- is more than a military mission. Precisely the reason why I sent more troops into Baghdad." --George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., April 3, 2007---------- YES, I GRIEVE FOR UR COUNTRY AT TIMES..... OH DANNY ARI WANTS TO KNOW IF U WON? AND SHE SAYS U KNOW WWHAT TO DO WITH THE MATCHES SHE SENT U...
Hiya dannyrob!!! dood that picture was freaking awesome!! he definitely is the shadow. how was football practice?
yay danny and acid hi! everyone here is being very weird all of a sudden....
O.o *Confusion* Hey danny....
"the one u get from being beat up by girls all the time..... thats y he shows off about being a man on the net.... he cant do it in real life" its not fair you ganged up on me :( :( :( well you know what go hate america somewhere else! Marie if you dont like it you can go to canada LOL. and while youre in the kitchen mind making me a sandwich?
i dont think it an actual argument guys. if grnd you are actually mad at me let me know, but i assumed me were just joking around.
hey ari, moonshine, acid!!!! yoyoyoy lilbeck yoyoyoyoyoyoyoyyo yo yoy o lililillilililbeck. oh no we had a game...and loss *drops head* but i don't care. wwatever. yes lilbeck his shadowyness is very shadowy. wats up yos??
Yea are you guys just joking? Because if you are, hahahahaha! :D But if your not.... :(
------"You know, one of the hardest parts of my job is to connect Iraq to the war on terror." --George W. Bush, interview with CBS News' Katie Couric, Sept. 6, 2006-------- OK, SORRY THAT WAS THE LAST ONE..... AND REALLY GUYS ME AND GRINDEL ARE JUST KIDDING, RELAX! *sends grindel a sandwich* seriously drindel, u have a very developed sense of humor, r u part canadian?
sigh...guys i gotta go. see yall! bye ~ moonshine
i kid I kid, yeah were cool becky! Well as soon as you just admit it, IM RIGHT YOURE WRONG. hi danny, happy hp day
awe dannyrob i's sorry!! are you guys in the playoffs? they are doing high school playoffs up here MI. well i was just playing around, although if you gusy dont know about the Presidential curse/20 year curse/Tecumseh's curse you really should google it. its a really interesting part of our history.
sorry *shoots self* hi marie!!! thought u were ari. huh. weird. anyway, tell her we lost, 28 to 21 and that it was all @sscracks fault. if his you-know-wat wasn't sticking in our linemans face all the time then they wouldn't have got scared and would have blocked better.
ari says ur doing a good job, pretending u dint care that u lost.... real convincing.... and i was kidding too guys! *coughnotcough*
DAM.NIT DJOKOVIC!! WHAT THE HE.LL HAPPENED??! :( Marie i think im like 30% french canadian
hey all!
Oh, well then hahahahahahahahah! *Breathes sigh of relief* *Gets into fridge* We really gotta get going on that body-transferring ritual Grinds, I'm starting to mold...
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