HARRY POTTER AND THE EVIL TOME?

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7)

The ongoing court battle between JK Rowling and Steven Vander Ark - the 50-year-old compiler of a Harry Potter Lexicon - has created a good deal of heat and not much light. [...]

JK ROWLING TO JUDGE: "ARE WE THE OWNERS OF OUR OWN WORK?"

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7)

A three-day trial over an unauthorized Harry Potter encyclopedia ended Wednesday with a flash of anger from J.K. Rowling.

The best-selling British author returned to the witness stand and told a judge that if he allows the fan-written lexicon to be published, it will clear the way for countless rip-offs of her books, as well as the work of other popular authors.

"I believe the flood gates will open," Rowling said, her voice rising. "Are we the owners of our own work?" [...]

HARRY POTTER GOES TO COURT?

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7)

Years ago, "Harry Potter" enthusiast Steven Vander Ark launched the website The Harry Potter Lexicon, and J.K. Rowling loved it. Vander Ark says the "Harry" creator once praised the site and admitted to checking it for forgotten details about her own characters. [...]