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Rowling sued for plagiarism |
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Jun 17, 2009 - 7:19 AM - by Reba
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JK Rowling is being sued for £500 million for plagiarism.
The estate of little-known British author Adrian Jacobs has claimed Rowling's fourth novel 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire' was copied from Jacobs' 1987 book 'The Adventures Of Willy The Wizard No 1: Livid Land'.
Jacobs' died in 1997 without ever reading a 'Harry Potter' novel - the first title in the hit series was published the same year - but his son and grandson are convinced Rowling studied and duplicated his 36-page story, which also featured a child who discovers he has magical powers.
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 Harry Potter helps Sasha (Obama) have magical birthday |
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Jun 11, 2009 - 3:54 PM - by Reba
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President’s daughter celebrates turning 8 by meeting Radcliffe and Rowling.
By Michael Inbar
TODAYShow.com contributor
updated 11:48 a.m. ET, Thurs., June 11, 2009
Holy Hogwarts! Sasha Obama learned there are some exhilarating perks that go along with being the president’s daughter by having her 8th birthday party thrown on the set of the new Harry Potter film — and reportedly meeting star Daniel Radcliffe along with Potter creator J.K. Rowling.
Sasha and big sister Malia, 10, traveled with their mother, first lady Michelle Obama, to Leavesden Studios, about 20 miles outside London, England, to mark Sasha’s big day. According to the local paper, the Watford Observer, the Obamas toured the Harry Potter film set, and then repaired to the set’s Hogwarts Grand Hall for a birthday party hosted by Rowling and attended by a gaggle of young ones.
The paper reported Harry Potter himself, Radcliffe, made a surprise pop-in at the... [Read More]
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'Twilight: New Moon' star joins 'Harry Potter' cast |
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May 15, 2009 - 8:50 PM - by Reba
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"Harry Potter" fans, meet your new Dark wizard.
Jamie Campbell Bower will play Gellert Grindelwald, a magician and childhood friend of Dumbledore's, in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows."
In the book, Grindelwald and Dumbledore fall out after the death of Gellert's sister and his turn to the Dark side, though at the end of his life Grindelwald lies to (and is killed by) Voldemort to protect Dumbledore's legacy.
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First edition Harry Potter sells for $19,120 |
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Mar 10, 2009 - 7:12 AM - by Reba
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Comic book collector from Dubai buys book that was one of only 200 copies
A Dallas auction house says a softcover copy of the first Harry Potter book sold for just over $19,000.
The winning bidder was a vintage comic book collector from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. His wife is a fan of the Harry Potter series.
"Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone," was one of only 200 copies from the first printing issued with illustrated wrappers by London publisher Bloomsbury. The 1997 book includes an illustrated card signed by author J. K. Rowling.
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Rowling wins copyright suit over Harry Potter encyclopedia |
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Sep 09, 2008 - 4:53 PM - by Reba
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Sep 08, 2008 02:49 PM
LARRY NEUMEISTER
The Associated Press
NEW YORK – A judge ruled Monday in favour of "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling in her copyright infringement lawsuit against a fan and website operator who was set to publish a Potter encyclopedia.
U.S. District Judge Robert P. Patterson said Rowling had proven that Steven Vander Ark's Harry Potter Lexicon would cause her irreparable harm as a writer. He permanently blocked publication of the reference guide and awarded Rowling and her publisher $6,750 in statutory damages.
Rowling sued Michigan-based RDR Books last year to stop publication of material from the Harry Potter Lexicon website. Vander Ark, a former school librarian, runs the site, which is a guide to the seven Potter books and includes detailed descriptions of characters, creatures, spells and potions.
The small publisher was not contesting that the lexicon infringes upon Rowling's... [Read More]
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A Message From Alan Horn |
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Aug 24, 2008 - 10:31 AM - by Reba
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Many of you have written to me to express your disappointment in our moving "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" to Summer 2009. Please be assured that we share your love for Harry Potter and would certainly never do anything to hurt any of the films. Over the past 10 years, we have nurtured and protected each film, and the integrity of the books upon which they are based, to the best of our ability. The decision to move "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" was not taken lightly, and was never intended to upset our Harry Potter fans. We know you have built this series into what it is, and we thank you for your ongoing enthusiasm and support. If I may offer a silver lining: there would have been a two-year gap between "Half-Blood Prince" and the much-anticipated first part of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," which opens in November 2010. So although we have to wait a little longer for "Half-Blood Prince," the wait from that film until "Deathly Hallows" will be less than... [Read More]
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From the Gossip rags... |
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Aug 21, 2008 - 2:27 PM - by Reba
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With his duds-doffing Broadway debut in "Equus" looming, Daniel Radcliffe is getting a few things out on the table, including his health issues. In an interview with Vogue, the "Harry Potter" star, 19, reveals how he suffers from a mild case of dyspraxia, a coordination disorder that affects motor skills (it's often mistaken for clumsiness) and can make simple tasks such as tying his shoes a challenge. "I sometimes think, 'Why, oh why, has Velcro not taken off?'" he quips to the magazine. Radcliffe says his acting career began at age 9 when his mother realized his confidence needed a kick-start and let him audition for a TV version of "David Copperfield." "I was having a hard time at school in terms of being crap at everything, with no discernible talent," admits the actor, who begins flashing his bits on the Great White Way on Sept. 5. A rep for Radcliffe confirms his dyspraxia diagnosis, telling the London Daily Mail, "This is something he has never hidden. Thankfully, his condition... [Read More]
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 Harry Potter film pulls vanishing act |
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Aug 18, 2008 - 11:47 AM - by Reba
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Aug. 17, 2008, 2:49 PM EST
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Maybe Harry Potter should have brought a note from his parents saying he would be missing school.
Warner Bros. gave Harry the school year off, announcing last week it was bumping the sixth movie in the series from fall to next summer. But Entertainment Weekly — which shares the studio's parent company, Time Warner Inc. — was unaware, featuring "Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe on the cover of its Aug. 22-29 fall-preview issue.
The magazine leads off the issue with a six-page spread pegged to "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," which Warner Bros. on Thursday moved from its Nov. 21 release date to July 17, 2009.
The studio had been considering the date change for three or four weeks, "but it really didn't kind of get on the front burner until sometime within the last seven days," Dan Fellman, Warner Bros. head of distribution, said Sunday.
Entertainment Weekly's... [Read More]
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 Poof! Next 'Harry Potter' flick moves to summer |
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Aug 15, 2008 - 9:36 AM - by Reba
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Aug. 14, 2008, 5:04 PM EST
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- It's summer school for Harry Potter.
"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," the sixth installment in the blockbuster film franchise about boy wizard Harry, is moving from its planned Nov. 21 release to July 17, 2009, distributor Warner Bros. said Thursday.
The move was made to take advantage of an open weekend in Hollywood's busy summer season, said Alan Horn, Warner Bros. president and chief operating officer. The film had been on schedule, and the change was not due to any production snags, he said.
"The picture is completely, absolutely, 100 percent on schedule, on time. There were no delays," Horn told The Associated Press. "I've seen the movie. It is fabulous. We would have been perfectly able to have it out in November."
The switch will mean a two-year lag between the film adaptations of books five and six in J.K. Rowling's fantasy series. But it will shorten... [Read More]
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