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April 14th, 2008 at 9:41 pm

J.K. Rowling vs. fan guide trial

The famous author testified in a Manhattan courtroom in her case against RDR Books, publisher of a “Harry Potter Lexicon” that her lawyers say is at best a derivative knock-off of her work; the WSJ law blog’s Dan Slater has coverage here, here, and here. We covered the suit Jan. 29.

In copyright; fans as infringers

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