JKR Sues Steve Van Der Ark (Lexicon Steve)

[va32h]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "potioncat" <willsonkmom at ...>
wrote:

> Potioncat:
> Wow! Where did you find that piece of news? I saw a statement that she 
> would not approve of companion books because she was planning one 
> herself, but I didn't know she was actually taking someone to court. 
> Heck I was hoping she'd ask Lexicon Steve to write the encyclopedia 
> for/with her.
> 
> But Merlin knows, if the Lexicon was ever published, I'd do my 
> darnedest to buy a copy.
>

TLC has the link to the Reuters article.  There is another author
being sued, whom I've never heard of, that was also writing an
encyclopedia-type book.

The article says that JKR is concerned that Steve's book would compete
with her book (to be published "eventually") and thus the charities
would be losing out. 

Steve's book is due out Nov. 28.  By Rowling's own admission, she
hasn't even begun to think about her encyclopedia. I don't see that as
direct competition, if that's her argument. And you aren't the only
one by far that had no idea Steve was publishing a book.  I'd say he
really isn't going all out to advertise it!

His would be information already written, hers is supposed to be new
stuff that only she knows.  Makes me wonder how much new info there
really will be. 

Of course the characters are hers, copyright, blah blah blah.  But
Mugglenet published a book, the folks at TLC are planning to write a
book, and both of those sites take in advertising revenue.  If the
issue is no one but JKR profiting off HP, a lot of people need to
cease and desist. 

va32h