Kristin
09-19-2002, 02:17 AM
Ah, yes, my favorite wacko lady! :D The one who claims Harry Potter was stolen from her stupid books that no one has read.
Poor thing was shocked that she lost her lawsuit. Not only that, but she now has to pay a fine! :LOL:
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has rejected a writer’s claims that she was plagiarized by “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling and in turn fined her $50,000, saying she “perpetuated a fraud.”
U.S. District Judge Allen G. Schwartz found only minimal similarities between the multimillion-selling fantasy series and books by Pennsylvania-based children’s author Nancy Stouffer.
Stouffer has said she wrote several books in the 1980s, including “The Legend of Rah and the Muggles,” and a series of “Larry Potter” stories. “Rah and the Muggles” and some “Larry Potter” books were released last year by Thurman House, a Baltimore-based company that has since gone out of business. Sales were poor and the major superstore chains, Barnes & Noble and Borders, declined to stock them, citing inferior quality.
In Rowling’s books, “Muggles” is the word wizards use for non-magical humans. In Stouffer’s world, Muggles are bald, mutated nuclear holocaust survivors whose dark and polluted land becomes a happy place after they end up caring for orphaned twin boys.
Schwartz also questioned whether she created the “Larry Potter” character before Rowling’s series debuted. A title page and other materials supposedly dating back to the 1980s used technology not in existence at the time, he ruled.
In addition, Schwartz found that Stouffer had produced invoices for sales that never took place and submitted an advertisement from the 1980s that was later altered to include the word “Muggles.”
Funny stuff!
And to refresh your memory, here's my favorite bit from that crazy woman's Web site: Similarities. (http://www.realmuggles.com/news/compare.html)
Here are some of my favorites:
(HP -- Crazy lady)
mythical place -- mythical place
muggles rejoicing "happy, happy day" -- muggles rejoicing "oh what a wonderful day"
four houses -- five colonies
questions asked before others already there -- questions asked before others already there
character dressed in tights -- characters in tights
the book of monsters -- the ancient book of tales
Ah, yes. I see all the similarities! :rolleyes: :rotfl:
Poor thing was shocked that she lost her lawsuit. Not only that, but she now has to pay a fine! :LOL:
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has rejected a writer’s claims that she was plagiarized by “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling and in turn fined her $50,000, saying she “perpetuated a fraud.”
U.S. District Judge Allen G. Schwartz found only minimal similarities between the multimillion-selling fantasy series and books by Pennsylvania-based children’s author Nancy Stouffer.
Stouffer has said she wrote several books in the 1980s, including “The Legend of Rah and the Muggles,” and a series of “Larry Potter” stories. “Rah and the Muggles” and some “Larry Potter” books were released last year by Thurman House, a Baltimore-based company that has since gone out of business. Sales were poor and the major superstore chains, Barnes & Noble and Borders, declined to stock them, citing inferior quality.
In Rowling’s books, “Muggles” is the word wizards use for non-magical humans. In Stouffer’s world, Muggles are bald, mutated nuclear holocaust survivors whose dark and polluted land becomes a happy place after they end up caring for orphaned twin boys.
Schwartz also questioned whether she created the “Larry Potter” character before Rowling’s series debuted. A title page and other materials supposedly dating back to the 1980s used technology not in existence at the time, he ruled.
In addition, Schwartz found that Stouffer had produced invoices for sales that never took place and submitted an advertisement from the 1980s that was later altered to include the word “Muggles.”
Funny stuff!
And to refresh your memory, here's my favorite bit from that crazy woman's Web site: Similarities. (http://www.realmuggles.com/news/compare.html)
Here are some of my favorites:
(HP -- Crazy lady)
mythical place -- mythical place
muggles rejoicing "happy, happy day" -- muggles rejoicing "oh what a wonderful day"
four houses -- five colonies
questions asked before others already there -- questions asked before others already there
character dressed in tights -- characters in tights
the book of monsters -- the ancient book of tales
Ah, yes. I see all the similarities! :rolleyes: :rotfl: