Following a meeting with Hon. Robert Patterson, Jr., the judge decided to further delay the Harry Potter Lexicon lawsuit case until April 14th. It was only
a few days ago that the original date, March 13th, changed to March 24th, 25th & 26th, with the injunction hearing and trial combined. Additionally RDR Books, who are defending themselves against J.K.Rowling and Warner Brothers, have filed an
answer to the complaints made against them, in which they deny selling the rights to the book abroad (despite evidence to the contrary) and affirm that, in reference to accusing Warner Brothers of plaigarising with their Hogwarts timeline on the Harry Potter DVDs, they have withdrawn copyright claims.
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RDR says it has, as of the revised cover of their book that they submitted in their filings in January, removed J.K. Rowling’s name from the cover and back cover completely except for in a disclaimer, and that the quote from JKR endorsing the Web site will not appear anywhere on or in the book.
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It denies it has rebuffed or treated the plaintiffs rudely in any dealings, and “vigorously denies” the allegation that it misrepresented a family tragedy for “some strategic advantage.” RDR then admits that it did conduct negotiations with foreign publishers during the time period in which he petitioned JKR/WB for more time to answer their allegations (due to the death of RDR Books’ owner’s brother-in-law), and admits it accused WB of infringing the Lexicon’s rights on a Hogwarts Timeline used in a Harry Potter DVD, but that the accusation was not “audacious or in any way a fabrication.”
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It denies the ability to respond to questions of Steve Vander Ark’s attempts to be hired by the Christopher Little Agency, or the question of the amount of time he was planning to publish an encyclopedia, based on them being actions of Vander Ark’s and not RDR’s.
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RDR admits its disclaimers are inconspicuous, and denies that JKR’s name is featured anywhere except in disclaimers or in marketing materials.
You can read more on the history of the case at the links below.
J.K. Rowling files lawsuit J.K. Rowling’s statement RDR Publisher’s statement The Lexicon’s statement Judge issues restraining order Stanford Law School defends RDR Books Jo & WB file full injunction request – part I Jo & WB file full injunction request – part II RDR Books denied JKR's personal notes RDR Books file response to J.K.R/W.B. Lexicon lawsuit J.K.Rowling/Warner Bros. file latest response in Lexicon suit Lexicon preliminary injunction hearing rescheduled
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The Leaky Cauldron