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 20 Feb 2010, 13:43 #82288 Reply To Post

Harry Potter plagiarism lawsuit could be billion-dollar case, says claimant

Friend of Willy the Wizard author Adrian Jacobs says addition of JK Rowling to suit raises possibility of multi-jurisdiction action



Harry Potter author JK Rowling arrives at an earlier court case in New York. Photograph: Getty

Publishers could face legal action worldwide over claims that JK Rowling stole ideas for Harry Potter from a British author's book called The Adventures of Willy the Wizard.

The estate of the late Adrian Jacobs yesterday added Rowling as a defendant in a case originally filed in June against Bloomsbury Publishing, Potter's UK publisher, for alleged copyright infringement.

Max Markson, a PR executive representing the estate, told the Guardian the addition of Rowling's name to the action opened up the possibility of multi-jurisdiction action.

"We believe that she [Rowling] personally plagiarised the Willy the Wizard book. All of Willy the Wizard is in the Goblet of Fire. We now have a case which is not just against Bloomsbury."

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Joe 90
 22 Feb 2010, 15:14 #82399 Reply To Post
Quote: Book News, Saturday, 20 Feb 2010 13:43

Harry Potter plagiarism lawsuit could be billion-dollar case, says claimant

Friend of Willy the Wizard author Adrian Jacobs says addition of JK Rowling to suit raises possibility of multi-jurisdiction action



Harry Potter author JK Rowling arrives at an earlier court case in New York. Photograph: Getty

Publishers could face legal action worldwide over claims that JK Rowling stole ideas for Harry Potter from a British author's book called The Adventures of Willy the Wizard.

The estate of the late Adrian Jacobs yesterday added Rowling as a defendant in a case originally filed in June against Bloomsbury Publishing, Potter's UK publisher, for alleged copyright infringement.

Max Markson, a PR executive representing the estate, told the Guardian the addition of Rowling's name to the action opened up the possibility of multi-jurisdiction action.

"We believe that she [Rowling] personally plagiarised the Willy the Wizard book. All of Willy the Wizard is in the Goblet of Fire. We now have a case which is not just against Bloomsbury."

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PLEASE, WILL SOMEONE PLAGIARISE ME?
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Turnip
 23 Feb 2010, 07:38 #82424 Reply To Post
PLEASE, WILL SOMEONE PLAGIARISE ME?

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Back to my roots.
Nestat
 23 Feb 2010, 17:31 #82454 Reply To Post
Quote: Joe 90, Monday, 22 Feb 2010 15:14
PLEASE, WILL SOMEONE PLAGIARISE ME?

Careful, Joe! This comment is quite clearly based on the Adrian Jacobs estate's claim against JK Rowling - they'll be straight on to that.

This post was last edited by Nestat, 23 Feb 2010, 17:31
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