JK Rowling takes another victim

Written By: Madison on September 19, 2008 No Comment

Earlier this month, J.K. Rowling won a lawsuit against two Michigan men who were trying to publish a book based on their Harry Potter Lexicon website.
Unfortunately for them, the judge decided in Rowling’s favor stating that it violated her copyright and added that she “had proven that Steven Vander Ark’s Harry Potter Lexicon would cause her irreparable harm as a writer.”
However, there are some things don’t end that easily.
The two guys are at it again! Stupid!
According to reports, their attorneys are expected to file a notice of appeal this week, preserving their right to continue the legal battle for the ability to publish the book.
The writers have offered to revise the book and remove any offending or copyrighted passages, but that’s not good enough for Rowling and WB.
According to reports, after Steven Vander Ark founded his site, “he gained international fame as one of the most diligent students of the seven Potter novels. He spoke to adoring crowds of Potter fans at conventions around the globe. He was respected as an authority on the details of the Potter canon, including the genealogies of the many characters, the uses of hundreds of curses and the characteristics of dozens of magical creatures featured in the books. But since Rowling accused Vander Ark of stealing her creative work, legions of Potter fans have turned against him.”
Vander Ark did say, “I’ve always been very much willing to work with [Rowling and WB] and try to see what can be done.”
This is going to be a tough battle until the very end.
Who do you think is in the right?