Recent Posts Tagged With 'trial'

• Episode #90: Interview with Steve Vander Ark of the Harry Potter Lexicon

  Posted on Monday September 15th, 2008 at 22:47 in podcasts, trial, harry potter, jk rowling, harry potter lexicon, beedle the bard, steve vander ark, rdr books, in search of harry potter, scottish book

  If you’re a fan of the Harry Potter books and J.K. Rowling, and were alive during the month of April of 2008, you probably heard about a little law suit over a book called “The Harry Potter Lexicon.”  The author of that book, Steve...

• Day 3: J.K. Rowling/Steve Vander Ark Trial Continues

  Posted on Wednesday April 16th, 2008 at 23:23 in copyright, trial, harry potter, jk rowling, fair use, jkr, lexicon, sva, steve vander ark, rdr

  Ginny, have you seen my Firebolt? The trial over Steve Vander Ark and his Harry Potter Lexicon continued today in New York, in what appears to be the final day of testimony. According to the WSJ Law Blog (which may be suing HPProgs for copyright, as...

• Partial Settlement Reached in JK Rowling/Steve Vander Ark Trial

  Posted on Wednesday April 16th, 2008 at 13:59 in trial, harry potter, warner brothers, wb, jk rowling, harry potter lexicon, rdr publishers, steve vander ark, fair use doctrine, judge robert patterson

  Well the hopes of a full settlement were apparently too much to ask for. Darn. The WSJ law blog tells us that when the courts reconvened today, the attorneys informed Judge Patterson that they had reached a settlement only on the false advertising a...

• The Judge Wants a Settlement

  Posted on Tuesday April 15th, 2008 at 18:27 in trial, harry potter, jk rowling, harry potter lexicon, rdr publishers, steve vander ark, fair use doctrine, judge robert patterson

  Apparently, Judge Robert Patterson feels similarly to many Potter fans. Towards the end of today, he asked both parties involved if they could reach a settlement, stating that he feels that the case between JK Rowling and Steve Vander Ark/RDR Publis...

• Steve Vander Ark Testifies

  Posted on Tuesday April 15th, 2008 at 15:05 in trial, harry potter, jk rowling, harry potter lexicon, rdr publishers, steve vander ark

  The Wall Street Journal Law Blog has posted another great entry about the JKR/RDR/SVA court case. SVA testified today. What’s More Important to the Parties? Money or Passion? Yesterday, Rowling said the case isn’t about money, but about principle...

• More on Today’s Testimonies

  Posted on Monday April 14th, 2008 at 15:47 in trial, harry potter, jk rowling, copyright law, harry potter lexicon, rdr publishers, steve vander ark, fair use doctrine

  The Wall Street Journal Law Blog has given a report on some of today’s court proceedings. According to the Law Blog, the heart of this case is the  fair-use doctrine which according to the US Copyright Act is explained as follows: One of the r...

• Testimonies Have Begun

  Posted on Monday April 14th, 2008 at 12:14 in trial, harry potter, jk rowling, harry potter lexicon, rdr publishers, steve vander ark

  NEW YORK - J.K. Rowling said Monday that her efforts to halt a publisher’s “Harry Potter” lexicon have been crushing her creativity. Rowling said she has stopped work on a new novel because the lawsuit in federal court has “de...

• JKR/RDR/SVA Trial To Begin This Week

  Posted on Sunday April 13th, 2008 at 14:23 in trial, harry potter, jk rowling, harry potter lexicon, rdr publishers, steve vander ark

  JKR/RDR/SVA: really bad shipping idea? Well…yes, but they are also the key players in the trial which will begin this week in New York City. The showdown between Rowling and Steven Vander Ark is scheduled to last most of the week in U.S. Dis...