Sentences with phrase «potter lexicon»

The New York Times has a story on the copyright infringement lawsuit by J.K. Rowling against the proposed publisher of a Harry Potter Lexicon, created by Steven Jan Vander Ark, a librarian.

HARRY POTTER LEXICON BREACHED COPYRIGHT — In September 2008, a U.S. federal court judge held that a proposed book called The Harry Potter Lexicon contained no substantially new material and it breached copyright in the J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series.

In a Lower Manhattan courtroom on April 14th, J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter franchise, testified that Steven Jan Vander Ark's planned Harry Potter Lexicon violated her copyright, leading her and Warner Brothers to sue the intended publisher RDR Books.

Legal Cases: Harry Potter Lexicon Breached Copyright Peer - to - Peer Magazine Site Settles Dispute

Rather, it's the first day of trial in a copryight infringement suit brought by «Harry Potter» author J.K. Rowling and her publisher, Warner Bros. against RDR Books, publisher of Steve Vander Ark's 400 page reference book, the Harry Potter Lexicon, based on the online version.

And if any doubts still arise about free online access spurring paper book sales, just ask J.K. Rowling how successful she thinks the print version of the Harry Potter Lexicon will be.

Rowling has been very protective of Harry Potter and his story, as evidenced by the lawsuit against US publisher RDR books at its attempt to publish the Harry Potter Lexicon.

Not exact matches

Rowling and Warner claim that the Lexicon is a derivative work that infringes Rowling's copyright and interferes with Rowling's plans to write her own Harry Potter encyclopedia.

The Lexicon is a valuable resource that helps people better understand and enjoy the Harry Potter books.