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Rowling Slams Potter Reference Project in Court

Posted Apr 14, 08 3:21 PM CDT in Business,  Arts & Living 

(Newser) – Author JK Rowling today slammed a planned print version of a fan's Harry Potter Lexicon as exploiting her ideas, the New York Times reports. “My readership parting with their or their parents’ hard earned cash for this—I think it’s a travesty," Potter's creator complained in court. Rowling praised the original Web incarnation, but objects to publishing a book for profit.

Rowling says she had planned to write her own Harry Potter encyclopedia—a process that could consume a decade—and donate the proceeds to charity. She also says her creative work has been hindered by the lawsuit, reports the AP, as she has been forced to suspend efforts on a new novel.

Sources New York Times, Associated Press

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A Harry Potter fan begins to read the latest German edition of J.K. Rowling's seventh fantasy book "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" after a book presentation Oct. 27, 2007, in Berlin, Germany.   (AP Photo/Miguel Villagran)
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling arrives at Manhattan federal court, Monday, April 14, 2008, in New York.   (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)
In this image released by Entertainment Weekly, the recent issue of the entertainment magazine features on its cover, Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, who was named entertainer of the year.   (AP Photo/Entertainment Weekly)
This image, provided in 2007 by Steve Vander Ark, shows a portion of "The Harry Potter Lexicon" Web page.   (AP Photo/Courtesy Steve Vander Ark)
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