U.S. Federal Court says "Expelliarmus" to Willy the Wizard
Thanks for the tip from custos_noctis
Update on the strange plagiarism case of the Adrian Jacobs Estate Lawsuit against J. K. Rowling.From Yahoo News/Reuters
A U.S. judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit accusing "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling with copying the work of another author when writing "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire."
Scholastic Corp, the U.S. publisher of the books, welcomed the move by judge Shira Scheindlin, quoting the judge as saying "...the contrast between the total concept and feel of the works is so stark that any serious comparison of the two strains credulity."
"The Court's swift dismissal supports our position that the case was completely without merit and that comparing Willy the Wizard to the Harry Potter series was absurd," the firm said in a statement.
In October, a judge overseeing a similar plagiarism case at London's High Court said that the claims made by Paul Allen, trustee of Jacobs's estate, were "improbable," though he turned down an application by lawyers for Rowling and her British publisher for an immediate judgment dismissing the case.
There's a slight irony in the Judge's remark about "total concept and feel of the works" as a point of law, considering the Lexicon case and several others in which WB/Rowling refused to accept that standard when it came to encyclopedias or other works.
But oh well, this case really was ridiculous and it's nearly over except for the U.K. part of it, which a Judge refused to dismiss. Stay tuned.
My previous post about Willy the Wizard is HERE
Update on the strange plagiarism case of the Adrian Jacobs Estate Lawsuit against J. K. Rowling.From Yahoo News/Reuters
A U.S. judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit accusing "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling with copying the work of another author when writing "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire."
Scholastic Corp, the U.S. publisher of the books, welcomed the move by judge Shira Scheindlin, quoting the judge as saying "...the contrast between the total concept and feel of the works is so stark that any serious comparison of the two strains credulity."
"The Court's swift dismissal supports our position that the case was completely without merit and that comparing Willy the Wizard to the Harry Potter series was absurd," the firm said in a statement.
In October, a judge overseeing a similar plagiarism case at London's High Court said that the claims made by Paul Allen, trustee of Jacobs's estate, were "improbable," though he turned down an application by lawyers for Rowling and her British publisher for an immediate judgment dismissing the case.
There's a slight irony in the Judge's remark about "total concept and feel of the works" as a point of law, considering the Lexicon case and several others in which WB/Rowling refused to accept that standard when it came to encyclopedias or other works.
But oh well, this case really was ridiculous and it's nearly over except for the U.K. part of it, which a Judge refused to dismiss. Stay tuned.
My previous post about Willy the Wizard is HERE