The popularity of the book series extends around the globe. On november 7, 2008, defendant rdr books filed a notice of appeal to the second circuit from the september 9, 2008 decision of the s. The harry potter lexicon began as a website on which contributors collected information about people, places and things that inhabited the harry potter universe as described in j. Rowling commenced this action against defendant rdr books, alleging. Rowling filed a lawsuit on october 31, 2007 against michiganbased rdr books to block the publication of the lexicon, claiming that it violates and trademark law and infringes on rowlings plans to publish her own companion book. The district court held that an unauthorized encyclopedia based on the seven harry potter novels and two companion books written by j.
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Rdr books and does 110 is not an example of civil case because it is not one individual suing another individual. Rowling, the author of the successful harry potter books and films, and warner brothers, which produces and markets harry potter movies and products, filed a infringement lawsuit against book publisher rdr books in the united states district court for the southern district of new york. On friday, a lawyer named anthony falzone filed his sides first big brief in the case of warner bros. Declaration of jeri johnson in support of plaintiffs motion for preliminary injunction i, jeri johnson, declare and state as follows. Rowling rowling, the author of the highly publicized and well known harry potter series of childrens books, filed suit in united states district court. The harvard policy and the apas attempt to profit from the nih open access mandate. Court battle over harry potter lexicon books the guardian. Trial begun and continued on 41408, 41508 and 41608. World institute of scientology,2 determined whether the scien. The second case, peter letterese and associates, inc. An important factor in the courts decision was the extensive verbatim use of text from the harry potter books.
Reed publishers making this a better world one book at a time unplug, relax, and explore our website. Copyright cases copyright alliance, create innovate protect. Rowling was substantially similar to and infringed upon the. Robert d reed publishers making this a better world one book. Summaries of fair use cases copyright overview by rich stim. The civil law regulates the relations between private entities, whether they are physical persons or companies, provided they are not public entities as a state. I am the senior tutor academic dean of, and ashby fellow and lecturer in. Rowlings and warner brothers seek an injunction barring rdr books from publishing the harry potter lexicon, the print counterpart of the. Lawsuit wikipedia references reportedly, both steve, his 25 year old girlfriend and his wife have shown up on public message boards airing their dirty laundry side with the librarian post 424. Rdr books is an example of civil case, since it is a case of, which is included in the framework of civil law. Report prepared for comm 4454 media law, fall 2011 source. Whether a the harry potter lexicon based on the harry potter books and the free online guide violated warner brothersa protection and a violation of fair use. You will find below a table of the most significant cases.
This article is of interest to the following wikiprojects. The following 52 pages are in this category, out of 52 total. Rowling authored the harry potter books that plaintiff warner bros. Rowling and warner brothers prevailed against rdr books, which had published an unauthorized companion guide that relied very heavily on fictional facts created by j. Rdr books the harry potter lexicon nimble case law book 1.
As a result of the success of the book series, warner brothers entertainment, inc. Patterson of southern district of new york, granted a permanent injunction against defendant rdr books rdr and awarded statutory damages to plaintiffs warner brothers entertainment, inc. Please select the best answer from the choices provided tf. It may contain ideas you can use to improve this article. The harry potter lexicon is back july 2016 not dated. Rowling and warner brothers prevailed against rdr books, which had published an unauthorized companion guide that relied very heavily on fictional facts created. Bowling, case no 07cv9667 rppj plaintiffs, againstrdr books and does 1i0, defendants.
Summaries of fair use cases copyright overview by rich. Rowling against rdr books, an independent publishing company based in muskegon, michigan. Feb 09, 2008 on friday, a lawyer named anthony falzone filed his sides first big brief in the case of warner bros. New york federal district court judge robert patterson has scheduled a trial for april 14 in the matter of warner bros.
Rowling is the author of the harry potter series of books. A tight grip can choke creativity the new york times. Rowling in this captioned case is extended until the tenth day following the entry of this courts decision and order on plaintiffs motion for a. A publisher of monster magazines from the 1950s, 60s, and 70s sued the creator and publisher of a book, famous monster movie art of basil gogos. Google ability of software, and highprofile district court victories such as warner bros. Robert d reed publishers making this a better world one. Mar 11, 2008 on appropriately enough halloween, warner bros and rowling took out a temporary injunction against rdr to prevent publication. Finding of facts and conclusions of law to be filed by 5908. Warner bros and rowling argue that the publication of the lexicon.
Rdr books we defended the publisher of the harry potter lexicon against suit from j. Where possible, for more recent and pending cases, we also provide copies of court documents filed by the parties and amicus briefs filed. Harry potter novels and two companion books written by j. Rdr books,1 determined whether an unauthorized encyclopedia of the harry potter series infringed the original authors.