J.K. Rowling Wins Harry Potter Copyright Claim
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A judge says “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling has won her claim that a fan violated her copyright with his plans to publish a Potter encyclopedia.
Judge Robert Patterson said in a ruling today that Ms. Rowling had proven that Steven Vander Ark’s “Harry Potter Lexicon” would cause her irreparable harm as a writer.
Ms. Rowling sued sued Michigan-based RDR Books last year to stop publication of the lexicon. Vander Ark runs the popular Harry Potter Lexicon Web site.
