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You would think she would see the bigger picture that this will only help her sell more books and so on.

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Source: newsvine.com
"NEW YORK - As the creator of the Harry Potter books sees it, her kindness to fans might come back to haunt her. In papers filed for a lawsuit in Manhattan, J.K. Rowling says she feels betrayed by a fan, Steven Vander Ark, for his role in trying to publish an unauthorized reference work, "Harry Potter Lexicon."

Ark is editor of a Web site containing a fan-created collection of essays and encyclopedic material on the Potter universe, including lists of spells and potions found in the books, a catalog of magical creatures and a who's who in the wizarding world.

Rowling said she was especially irked that the site's owner and the lexicon's would-be publisher, RDR Books, continued to insist that her acceptance of free, fan-based Web sites justified the efforts.

"I am deeply troubled by the portrayal of my efforts to protect and preserve the copyrights I have been granted in the Harry Potter books," she wrote in court papers filed Wednesday in a lawsuit she brought against the small Muskegon, Mich.,..."
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shes just pissed cause shes not getting any money out of it.
Reply | Flag as Abuse | posted 8 months ago
She's worth millions!
Rags To Riches Story!
Why worry about trivia fanbase website?
Understandable its her universe and she created it but hell. She's the one who ended the series.
Reply | Flag as Abuse | posted 8 months ago
There is nothing wrong with trying to protect the intellectual property you have the rights to, IMHO.
Reply | Flag as Abuse | posted 8 months ago
I don't know what she's worried about, she has more money than the Vatican. She should embrace projects like this.
Reply | Flag as Abuse | posted 8 months ago
Yep thats right, bash the people who made YOU famous.
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