Ok is Nancy Stouffer the creater of Muggles as in the doll from Muggles Magical Toys Inc., as in the book and merchandise, no she is not unless other people are just writting the book(s, don't know if more then one book or really all that much about this doll that's been giving magical shoes by a star other then it's a site that pops up when I type in Muggles and Nancy Stouffer's name isn't on it that I can see so I don't think she can solely claim teh term muggles unless Nancy really does have something to do with the fictional character doll and I just don't know it. If she does own this or what every, it's a doll with magic shoes, I don't see the conection, a mean a doll that lives on the top shelf reccieving magically shoes from a star, come on, ok repeating myself but still! I'm sorry if she is the owner or creater or what not of the doll in a story or what not get a grip and if she's not well then she can't have an entire hold on the name b/c Muggles is a trademark in herself ~Star~ whose going to try and remember to find out if there is a conection between the doll and Nancy even though th stupid site didn't mention her name anywhere. >Nancy Stouffer is claiming that the terms MUGGLE and MUGGLES identify
>her goods, and that JKR, Scholastic and Warner Brothers' use of the
>term "MUGGLES" in the books and the ancillary products infringes = >on
>her use of the terms.
>
>According to her agent, Nancy Stouffer first contacted Scholastic in
>August about her concerns that elements in the Potter books,
>particularly the use of the "Muggles characters", violated Stouff= >er's
>trademarks. Stouffer's Muggle characters first appeared in her 1984
>book, Rah and the Muggles and were trademarked in 1986. No trademark
>applications were filed for the marks she is claiming to own until
>February, 2000.
>
>Ms Stouffer claims that the following similarities between the HP
>books and her book mean that JKR is infringing on her trademarks:
>Both books have a mythical place, a great hall, a dark secret path
>(can someone tell me where in book 1 this is?) And surprisingly
>enough, boats by a lake and seats in a great hall! How unique!
>The hp books have a sorcerer's stone, and Neville's "body change= >s
>become blistered with boils"; the Stouffer book has a worry stone,
>and "Nevil[`]s bodies change become deformed/skin rough".
>She also thinks that because the hp books have a nimbus 2000 broom
>that flies through the sky and her book has a nimbus mythical
>warrior that flies through the sky. Of course, a nimbus is a type of
>cloud, and is defined as a "radiant light that appears usually in the = >
>form of a circle or halo about or over the head in the representation
>of a god, demigod, saint, or sacred person such as a king or an
>emperor", and is a term from classical Greek mythology.
>Finally, she thinks that in book 1, questions are asked "before
>others already there". When did this happen in book 1? In class?
>During the sorting?
>She also says that there's a similarity when the muggles [are]
>rejoicing "happy, happy day", whereas in her book, muggles [are] = >
>rejoicing "oh what a wonderful day" but no muggles in the hp book= >s
>say that. Wizards do, on November 1, 1981.
>IF YOU WANT TO READ MORE....
>A lawyer who has a website including book reviews and book publishing
>information
>(>http://www.crosswinds.net/~jsavage/journals/j9912.html#99Dec01 and
>http://= >www.crosswinds.net/~jsavage/journals/j0003.html) discusses the
>original Scholastic complaint.
>Jenna's site has a great list of other places where the word MUGGLE
>has been used =96 it's at
>http://w= >ww.geocities.com/harrypotterfans/muggles.html. Salon magazine
>has a similar list at
>A very funny fanfic about where Nancy Stouffer really got her ideas
>is at htt= >p://blue.fanfiction.net/master.cfm?action=3Dstory-
>read&storyid=3D40128 =96 it's called Son of Scabbers.
>If for some reason you actually want to see exactly what Nancy
>Stouffer has to say, go to http://ww= >w.realmuggles.com =96 but don't
>send her any death threats or Avada Kedaveras.
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