Rowling, WB file suit over companion book
Rowling, WB file suit over companion book J.K. Rowling updated the News Section of her official site earlier today saying that she could not approve of "companion books" or "encyclopedias" to her series.

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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Posted by Quantummilkshake Nov 1st 2007

It's every fans right to organize the books because they love them and want to share them with the world. BUT It's no fans right to organize the author's hard work and then sell it for their own profit.


Posted by AcidPops33 Nov 1st 2007

Huh? What Indian post? The Day of the Dead thing? *Is confused further*


Posted by AcidPops33 Nov 1st 2007

Oooh that post........


Posted by Marie_Lee Nov 1st 2007

yea.... hes horse *dhakes head* horse... moonshine she says shell give u full details tomorrow when shes on....


Posted by Grnd3lW4Ld Nov 1st 2007

oh just finished my hw, took me an hour. Stupid math. quarter ends in a few days though hbu? Acid she means the poor people one.


Posted by moonshine Nov 1st 2007

ok acid, in india there is a day of the dead and there people actually get possessed by demons and walk the streets and they actually celebrate. its horrible.


Posted by dannyrob15 Nov 1st 2007

don't even get me started on mouse and werewolf. stop being confused acid...jeez. get with it. jk.


Posted by AcidPops33 Nov 1st 2007

CUDDLE WUDDLES!! *Pokes danny* Hah.. take that... jk. :) Oooh okays, I see. I don't like the idea of being possessed either moonshine, but I guess it's their culture and we have to respect that. :) It's all good people, I'm sure moonshine didn't mean that the Indian people were horrible, just the idea of being possessed and liking it was horrible.


Posted by Marie_Lee Nov 1st 2007

ahhh mouse..... (does he hide form the ball or sumthing) moonshine thats exactly wut i mean... i mean its there religoin u noe? u cant insult it without pisssing alteast some ppl off!! i mean if they have problems with it theyll speak up cuz theyre the ones celeberating! u should look more into it before deciding on the horribleness of it all.... im writing an essay grinds... blahhhh!!


Posted by dannyrob15 Nov 1st 2007

no ari jeez. its cuz his last name is mousner and he looks like a mouse, kinda. at lease you don't have to write a 4 page essay for world history!!!!! and another essay for english!!!!


Posted by i_loverz_HP Nov 1st 2007

what?


Posted by moonshine Nov 1st 2007

*sighs*...guys can we please just drop the subject? i hate fighting.


Posted by AcidPops33 Nov 1st 2007

Hmm... "horrible" isn't the right word. More like "unpreferable". Even though that's not a word. :D I'm sure moonshine meant that she would not enjoy the experience of being possessed and celebrating it herself, but she respects that other people do that and it's part of their culture. It's like not enjoying the experience of eating a hot dog, but recognizing that people eat them anyway. Was the point something along those lines moonshine? :) My next post will be my last, I gotta sleep..


Posted by Marie_Lee Nov 1st 2007

actually danny i do! im writing a two paged one for english and a four paged one for history.... wut a coincedence! coughstalkercough!!


Posted by i_loverz_HP Nov 1st 2007

HAHHAHA!! that was so weird. oh shoot. shotty on the snipers.


Posted by AcidPops33 Nov 1st 2007

Okay, last post: Hope you guys work all this out before I come on tomorrow. Also hope my explanation thing makes sense. CUDDLE WUDDLES! *Pokes danny one more time before bed* Okay, bye kids! :)


Posted by moonshine Nov 1st 2007

acid---thats actually not what i mean. i mean what i said. i think its horrible that they are worshiping satan. thats what i mean.


Posted by dannyrob15 Nov 1st 2007

hey alizzle!! what do u mean "what?"? wait, what? okay moonshine. pshhh who goes to sleep acid?? we cheesecakeians don't need sleep! we don't know the meaning of sleep! sleep is not in our vocabualary! we are masters of tiredness!!! we don't show our weaknesses!!!! we fight like dogs!!!! like spartans!!!! they don't score they don't win!!!! a team that can't be beat, won't be beat!!!!


Posted by gracie_lou13 Nov 1st 2007

i have to take an oath? this sounds so official. haha


Posted by Marie_Lee Nov 1st 2007

*applauds danny* beautiful speech!!!!!!! sleep... psshhhh... hey loverz!!!!!!! where have u been? avoiding me are we... i see this... garcie_lou type this: I PROMISE NOT TO READ SPOILERS OR MAKE THEM AND I WIL FIGHT TO DESTROY ALL EVEIL (THE DIRT BURGALAAR AND HIS DEATH AGGIES) AND I WILL GET DANNYROB15 AND HALLOWSAINT AND SIRIUS_LEE CHEESECAKE WHENEVER TEHY ASK..... moonshine thats wut i eman... u noe how many ppl ur offending? no u dont!!


Posted by gracie_lou13 Nov 1st 2007

I PROMISE NOT TO READ SPOILERS OR MAKE THEM AND I WILL FIGHT TO DESTROY ALL EVIL (THE DIRT BURGALAAR AND HIS DEATH AGGIES) AND I WILL GET DANNYROB15 AND HALLOWSAINT AND SIRIUS_LEE CHEESECAKE WHENEVER THEY ASK


Posted by moonshine Nov 1st 2007

no actually i didnt know. well anyways i have to go to bed. see you guys later.


Posted by dannyrob15 Nov 1st 2007

aw thanxx ari! i got it from my coach...and u gotta sign the oath too gracie_Lou...nice good cursive, come on now honeybuns....thats it...and i work for mn so no monkey businesss...


Posted by i_loverz_HP Nov 1st 2007

what who are you people. are you guys black.


Posted by Marie_Lee Nov 1st 2007

DONT ACT LIKE I NVR TOLD YA!


Posted by honeydukes0209 Nov 1st 2007

who are you calling..erm...honeybuns danny? lol...hey guys! how was your game danny? and everyone else? how's it goin...i can tell i'll be going to sleep late...hey mike, have you had your refill of cafeine tonight?


Posted by honeydukes0209 Nov 1st 2007

brb guys...gotta go take a shower...


Posted by dannyrob15 Nov 1st 2007

oh sup dukey?? jk, honey of dukes or watever u want to be called hon, honey, beehive, cashmoneyhoney. no alizzle but i popped this lil homey on the streets last night, and whipped out my plastic ak and knocked some metal in that son, then he finally gave me the cash *rubs fingers*.


Posted by Marie_Lee Nov 1st 2007

hey honey!! :D whussup?


Posted by dannyrob15 Nov 1st 2007

nm ari, just chillin with my turkey leg and granola bars. u noe how i do homespanilla


Posted by i_loverz_HP Nov 1st 2007

heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy yyyy


Posted by dannyrob15 Nov 1st 2007

so wat did u do last night alizzle?? sell some pot? make some cashmoney? chi chang chi chang. cuz it be hard in dem streets makin a livin off poppin suckas in their chestplates fulll of cornsauce. cuz u can't just ask for paper, u gotta take it from dem mugs.


Posted by Marie_Lee Nov 1st 2007

ew is that the same turkey leg u used on marie?


Posted by honeydukes0209 Nov 1st 2007

DUKEY? /:)....hm..honey of dukes, hon, beehive, cashmoneyhoney, honeybuns....wow...love 'em all danny! except for of course...hm...dukey. hey everyone! auggh....so. much. homework! wow danny...you went all gangsta on me there...what wonderful combination? turkey legs...and ...granola bars...yum.


Posted by dannyrob15 Nov 1st 2007

yup, still has her hair on it. i'm not eating it now...wat if it had april's hair on it?? *mutters* i don't feel like coughing up sweaty hairballs.


Posted by Marie_Lee Nov 1st 2007

ew thats not even funny.... its al greased up aand ughhhhhh!!!! *flips hair* unlike mine of course!!! :D u dont like coughing up hair ****? then y did u eat all my roasted cats? dont deny it!!!


Posted by xshadowkattx Nov 1st 2007

I'm acutally very disappointed in JKR. This encyclopedia the Lexicon would have made would be like a book I already own called the Muggles Guide to the Wizarding World. Excuse me, but I think JKR has changed since she a) finished the series and b) since she's made all this money off her fans. I'm sorry, but I don't care if she "gives" to charity, how do we really know its not all going into her pocket anyway. I've been a fan for YEARS, stood in line at Midnight, requested days off of work to go to Harry Potter events and this is seriously stupid. Why doesn't she sue all the other people who wrote stuff about Harry Potter? How about all those fanfiction stories online? To me, shes become greedy and that makes me sad.


Posted by honeydukes0209 Nov 1st 2007

ooh groosss....whats all this business with ROASTED CATS?? i never relaly got that...hm..


Posted by dannyrob15 Nov 1st 2007

yeah honey, good names aren't they? i can't think of which one to use tho. hmmm. yup great combo, u gotta mix em tho. *gets hairwhiped*. ouch. *flips hair*. *coughs up hairball* uh wat ari? *looks away* uh of course not. hehe.


Posted by dannyrob15 Nov 1st 2007

to make a long story short honeybee....sweat.


Posted by Marie_Lee Nov 1st 2007

dont deny it danny!!! i noe u took it his was DURING the time in whicj i was following u *stalking* yea sorry i had to break my comp there guys.... yea it was all sweat... thats how it all started... yes yes teh powre of the hair!!


Posted by dannyrob15 Nov 1st 2007

alizzle always dissapears. i didn't understand a-one-word u said ari.


Posted by Marie_Lee Nov 1st 2007

she does eh? fine! i will not repeat myslef!! :P


Posted by dannyrob15 Nov 1st 2007

i'm serious!!! i didn't understand a-one-word u said!!!


Posted by i_loverz_HP Nov 1st 2007

ok so danizzle last night i worked my corner uh duh....got some free drugs shot up some cocaine!!! YES...then pretty much just passsed out in mai box. yahhhhhhaaa and i didnt disappear i was just sitting here haha jk sorry about that... thats creepy. but yah i still love you like a true nigga!! ARI!!!


Posted by honeydukes0209 Nov 1st 2007

i totally zoned...hah...another one...honeybee! honeynutcheerios...honeyb unchesofoats...honeynutch ex!! i'm still doin' hw....gr..


Posted by Marie_Lee Nov 1st 2007

loverz!!! :D i dont care to repeat myslef danny


Posted by i_loverz_HP Nov 1st 2007

ARI!!! guess what i finally have a gangsta boyfriend but then again im kinda regretting saying yes so idk :/


Posted by dannyrob15 Nov 1st 2007

okay, i'm back! hey, showed up now have we alizzle? and honey bunches of dukeys? haha jk. i won't call u that!


Posted by honeydukes0209 Nov 1st 2007

honeybunchesofdukeys??? how many more must i suuffferr danny?! how MANY MORE?? ...loljk...i love em all...except ...yeah. :) where were you anyway? it's 10:05 p.m here btw...you all?




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