JK Rowling in court over Harry Potter Lexicon case today

JK Rowling will appear in court today in Manhattan over the Harry Potter Lexicon case, the court hearing is to do with a legal battle that Harry Potter writer JK Rowling and film maker Warner Bros have brought against RDR Books. This small publisher has published the Harry Potter Lexicon, an A-Z companion, which Rowling believes it breaches her copyright.

JK Rowling is also angry as she was planning on writing her own Harry Potter encyclopedia; the writer also stated that she would have donated the proceeds to a charity. RDR Books said that they will publish the books which will retail at $24.95.

Rowling has said on her website that she was “massively disappointed.” We will just have to wait and see what the outcome of the court case will be.

Source – Product Reviews