Patterson, who will hear the trial without a jury, that Rowling "feels like her words were stolen." One of her lawyers, Dan Shallman, on Friday told Judge Robert P. She also says it fails to include any of the commentary and discussion that enrich the Web site and calls it "nothing more than a rearrangement" of her own material. But she draws the line when it comes to publishing the book and charging $24.95. Rowling is actually a big fan of the Harry Potter Lexicon Web site that Vander Ark runs. Rowling brought the lawsuit last year against Vander Ark's publisher, RDR Books, to stop publication of the "Harry Potter Lexicon." The books have been published in 64 languages, sold more than 400 million copies and spawned a film franchise that has pulled in $4.5 billion at the worldwide box office. The trial comes eight months after Rowling published her seventh and final book in the widely popular Harry Potter series. Her lawyer has arranged with the judge to have a private security guard for Rowling in the courtroom and for the author to spend breaks in the seclusion of a jury room - away from any die-hard Potter fans in attendance. Rowling is scheduled to testify Monday in a trial that is sure to generate huge interest among Harry Potter fans and the public. The showdown between Rowling and Steven Vander Ark is scheduled to last most of the week in U.S. Rowling is eager to tell a judge this week that one of her biggest fans is in fantasyland if he believes a "Harry Potter" encyclopedia he plans to publish does not violate her copyrights. The books have also inspired two multi-billion dollar film franchises, the Harry Potter franchise based on the seven books and its spinoff, the Fantastic Beasts franchise.NEW YORK - Author J.K. Rowling has written seven fantasy novels in the Harry Potter series, which have sold well over 500 million copies, making it the best-selling book series in history. The Scottish Arts Council awarded Rowling a scholarship to help her manage her money while she was writing the sequel Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. The first 500 copies of 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' were printed. After 12 publishers rejected it, Barry Cunningham, who managed Bloomsbury's children's literature department, picked it up. Rowling did not have enough money to have her work photocopied, so she typed it herself on her typewriter. Rowling stated that she was broke when she finished her first Harry Potter book (Philosopher's Stone) in June 1995. Rowling discussed her troubles as a first-time author to get into the publishing industry in a BBC interview a few years ago. "I'd like to thank every single reader who boarded the Hogwarts Express in 1997 and remained with Harry to the finish." What a voyage.", J K Rowling recalls. "I had no clue what was going to happen as I stood dumbstruck in that book shop, staring at my name on the spine of a published novel," Rowling added, thanking her publisher, Bloomsbury. "It was one of the best moments of my life," Rowling tweeted. "On this day 25 years ago, I saw Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone for the first time in a bookstore (Waterstones, Prince's Street, Edinburgh). Rowling took to Twitter on Sunday to thank her readers as she celebrated the 25th anniversary of the book's release at an Edinburgh bookstore.īloomsbury released the first book in the series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, on June 26, 1997. 25 Years of Harry Potter: Author JK Rowling praises readers for making the novels a success, and here's what she had to say about it 25 Years of Harry Potter: Author JK Rowling praises readers for making the novels a success, and here's what she had to say about itĪs the popular children's literature series Harry Potter celebrates its 25th year of publication, author JK Rowling reflects on the period when the first book in the series was published in 1997.
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