J.K.Rowling and Warner Brothers have
filed a lawsuit, citing copyright infringement, against a fan-written unofficial Potter encyclopaedia. The Harry Potter Lexicon, which is authored by the webmaster of the same-named site, Steve Vander Ark, is 400 pages long and was due to be released in late November. It has been accused of "inappropriately referencing Rowling's fictional characters and universe".
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"The infringing book is particularly troubling as it is in direct contravention to Ms. Rowling's repeatedly stated intention to publish her own companion books to the series and donate proceeds of such books to charity," said the lawsuit, which the plaintiff said was filed on Wednesday in federal court in Manhattan.
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Damages and profits from the book have been sought.
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Warner Bros., a unit of Time Warner Inc. and the distributor of the Harry Potter films, said in a statement it was seeking to protect its intellectual property rights so that "everyone can continue to enjoy Harry Potter books and films in the spirit in which they were created."
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