Monday, April 14, 2008

J.K. Rowling Sues

I read on www.cnn.com today that J.K. Rowling is suing RDR books, the publisher of a book that she claims violates copyright laws.  Steven Vander Ark wrote "Harry Potter Lexicon," an encyclopedia on the series.  Before writing the book he founded a website dedicated to Harry Potter and his fans.  Before suing, Rowling says she enjoyed the website and what it had to say.  
I find this whole situation a little disappointing.  No matter what anyone does, they will never be able to recreate the stories Rowling was able to write.  I do think that it is her right to sue for copyright infringement, but I'm not sure she will win.  She claims that some of the ideas in Ark's book are just hers rearranged.  A judge will soon decide who is correct.  

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