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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poor ari!!! you can come stay with me. my bunnies are cute and arent nearly as stinky!
send the email to me rob! lol and yah i know moonshine. it kinda reminds me of POC 3 when barbosa said "the has not been a gatherin like this in my life time" lol -- heyy acid! whts upp?
mike!! i am not a racist!! /:)...gotta go eat a racist-free dinner guys! bye!
g2g peeps bye!
dont know your email
i already have grinds... thats how fast it was! oh btw guys danny has football til 7 today so he wont be on... :(
hey guys whats yall's favorite hp book? id say mine is hbp or dh.
Nuts no danny? *Pouts* Hey HPfanx!
yeah right...well enjoy you're dinner RACIST but remember its only because us Romanians you are free today to even do so! thats right ari speechless? Grnd is the ONLY know maker of internet WMD's, do it you wont do it you wont do it you wont do it you wont
bye h8v! and my email is kaystadelx14@yahoo.com
I love POA, its definitely one of my favs (not the movie tho) i really like HBP and DH too
Ari can you breath yet?
surrrre ari, we all really believe you could delete the internet...yeah right...bye h8v, I have to go in a few eating some dinner
My favorite books: 7, 5, 3, 4, 6, 2, 1. In that order!
hah! i deleted the internet so fast that yall didnt even notice! and i did it 10x, so hah! and hah again! brb
ive been rereading dh and i just finished the part where they break into gringotts and then escape on the dragon. i was so sad when dobby died! he was so great....
i did it 100x faster than both of you!!! and my favorite is ootp
HBP was deffinately my favorite. other than DH i could NOT put it down. whts upp acid?
oh i know my favorite part!! when neville pulls the sword of gryffindor out of the sorting hat and then slices nagini's head off!!! and I know MissMalfoy would agree with me! *high five over the atlantic to a sleeping MissMalfoy*
lilbecky on mini can you tell me secrets 7 8 and 9!!
well I created a hiccup in the space-time relationship at the same time mugglenets server received my input so that post actually came 10 minutes before the internet was deleted and is completely separate from our time loop but at the same time controls it.
haha becky ! but imma be back every commerical break but right now survivor china is on! :] brb
I am sorry, but I think that's unfair! The Harry Potter Lexicon rules!!!
i was literally cheering in the battle of hogwarts when harry defeated voldemort. that was so fantastic, i could actually picture everything happening! that is partly why i love hp so much.
Not much HPfanx. You? This'll probably be my last post for a while guys, fyi. My brother needs to use the computar for approx. 40 minutes or so... Aww moonshine! That was a good part. I haven't reread DH at all yet!! *Shame* Idk, I feel like I just can't read it now, the other books too. It's like... I know what happens to everyone in the end so it's like... they're not ruined, just different...
Grnd you are good!!! Rob yeah i can just a sec! ohh survivor! i am watching Are you Smarter than a fifth grader, i love the show!
aww man! well, bye acid!
and i am a fifth grader they should call it are you smarter then rob I DOUBT IT!!
i watch that show sometimes, but i think half the ppl pretend to be stupid or something, that cant be real.... *smug* maybe canadians r just smarter that american, i dunno... *shrugs*
LOL ok rob, i cant remember the 7th one right now, but the 8th one is on Mondays you have to click on Staff site credits and look under prefects, it will be the last one on the list. the 9th secret i think you have to ask snape about and then he will give a you series of questions to answer.
Lawsuit after lawsuit....talk about being money minded! she has changed...i dont like her... (but i still love harry)...she liked the lexicon too..i cant believe this...its riddikulus ! shed better start suin fanfic writers too for using her ideas to gain popularity...i honestly think some of the fanfics on this site are better than DH...she messed up on that one...
sirius---no way! americans are smart! well, not all americans anyway....
have you tried clicking on the feather that is in the flourish and botts icon in diagon alley?
"*smug* maybe canadians r just smarter that american, i dunno... *shrugs*" YEAH WELL IF IT WEREN'T FOR MY PEOPLE YOU'RE PEOPLE WOULD BE SPEAKING GERMAN! OH YEAH AND AT LEAST WE DON'T BEAT INNOCENT BABY SEALS TO DEATH!
*rolls eyes* grow UP jo! come on! let them publish their "unofficial" encyclopedia! it's "unofficial"!!! they are only doing it because they love her books and what she has created and they want to share it with the world! seriously. get over yourself jo. it's not like you NEED any more money... GO HARRY POTTER LEXICON!
awe i love the part were harry tell voldemort off, haha that is the best. and by acidd. but im done, this commerical thing wont work so goodbye everyone !!~!1
where are the staff site credits im so stupid
CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT I AM GERMAN, MAYBE THAT WOULDNT BE SO BAD.... AND AT LEAST WE DIDNT WIPE OUT MORE THAN HALF OF OUR ABORIGINAL POPULATION! AND AT LEAST WE DONT EMPLOY ILLIGAL MEXICAN IMMIGRANTS AT LESS THAN MINIMUM WAGE AND THEN COMPLAIN ABOUT THEM! HAH!
yeah i agree with grindelwald! those poor innocent baby seals! they werent doing anything wrong! TREEHUGGERS UNITE!
HP lexicon is awesome..lawsuit thing is getting on Ginnypotter719's nerves...grr!!
its on the bottom left of every page, scroll down to the bottom.. it says Site Credits and Mugglenet Interactive Staff, also the feather isnt on flourish and botts on the diagon alley page its on the home page.
theres no monday sorry
LOL CANADIANS DIDNT WIPE OUT ANYBODY BECAUSE EVEN THE INDIANS DIDNT WANT TO LIVE IN THAT COLD PIECE OF CRAP YOU CALL A COUNTRY! AT LEAST WE DONT DRINK MILK OUT OF BAGS AND WEAR FULL BODY UNDERWEAR!
ok guys lets not fight. anyway, i gotta go eat dinner. see yall later. texas rules yall! ~moonshine.
your right Ari, why dont we all come live in igloos with you? hehehehe Rob, No the secret is only there on Monday. Check next Monday, not today. it will say secret #8 under the prefect names.
AND LAST I HEARD, ALASKA WAS ALSO CLUBBING SEALS.... AND ALASKA IS A STATE OF WHAT COUNTRY? COME ON, IM SURE EVEN U AMERICANS CAN FIGURE THIS ONE OUT! ILL GIVE U A HINT: IT STARTS WITH A "u"..... AND WE DRINK OUTTA JUGS, NOT BAGS..... TYPICAL AMERICANS, BELIEVING EVERYTHING THEY SEE ON TV.... AND WHATS WRONG W/ THERMAL UNDERWEAR, EH?
lol lilbecky! well i have to go! BYE!! HAPPY HP DAY!!
uhm..ok...so i get back and you're er...arguing about canadians and americans? niice...well homework time...gr...stpid Ib....bye!
talk to you later Rob. Ari, i honestly dont think the people are playing around, i seriously think people are that stupid. the questions are easier for people who has studied it more recently. i do better than my parents and even my fiancee. (but maybe i am just brillantly smart!)
honey u have ib? so do i! (im marie guys, sorry forgot to announce it, i did the whole canadian/american thing)
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