US District Judge Robert Patterson said Rowling had proven that Steven Vander Ark's work would cause her irreparable harm as a writer.
The judge, sitting at the Daniel Patrick Moynihan courthouse in the Southern District of New York, permanently blocked publication of the reference guide and awarded Rowling and Warner Bros Entertainment £3,850 ($6,750) in statutory damages. [read more]
Showing posts with label lawsuit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lawsuit. Show all posts
Monday, October 27, 2008
NOT GUILTY!!
The District Court of the Southern District of New York declared that the "publication, distribution, and exploitation of the Harry Potter books does not violate any of Stouffer's intellectual property rights", and ordered that "Stouffer is permanently enjoined from making false representations to third parties indicating that she owns all rights in the 'Muggle' and 'Muggles' trademarks and copyrights, or indicating that plaintiffs have violated her intellectual property rights." [read more]
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
JK ROWLING LAWSUIT RULING
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7)
A few weeks ago, in a crowded Manhattan courtroom, Rowling’s lawyers put Vander Ark through a lengthy interrogation, as part of a lawsuit provoked by his plans to publish “The Harry Potter Lexicon,” a comprehensive guide to “Harry Potter,” which Rowling believes infringes on her copyright.
The ruling should come sometime after May 9th. [...]
Saturday, April 19, 2008
HARRY POTTER AND THE EVIL TOME?
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7)
Thursday, April 17, 2008
JK ROWLING TO JUDGE: "ARE WE THE OWNERS OF OUR OWN WORK?"
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7)
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?" [...]
Thursday, March 27, 2008
WILL JK ROWLING HAVE TO APPEAR IN COURT?
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7)
The notoriously shy author is ready to testify herself to protect her ownership of Harry Potter against RDR Books, an independent American publisher, next month.
A US court is to decide whether she can block the publication of an unauthorised encyclopaedia of the wizarding world that she created.
Rowling and Warner Bros, the Hollywood studio behind the epic film adaptations of the Hogwarts adventures, are taking legal action to stop RDR from profiting from a Harry Potter Lexicon, a 400-page guide to the Potter books and movies.
Accusing the unauthorised book of lifting 2,034 of its 2,437 entries straight from her work, Rowling condemned the Lexicon as “a Harry Potter ‘rip-off’ . . . [that] interferes with my rights as a creator and copyright holder”.
She noted that RDR’s attempt “to co-opt my work for financial gain” was out of keeping with the spirit of the Potter stories, which are “full of moral choices and ethical dilemmas”.
She claims that the RDR book not only infringes her copyright but undermines her own planned lexicon. As she will donate its royalties to charity, “the losers in such a situation would be the charities that I hope, eventually, to benefit”. [...]
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